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NEW / OLD FROM THE VINTAGRAPH VAULTS >> CHAMP LOUISIANA YAMS
Incendiary: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:55am.
September 1938. Capels, West Virginia. "Coal miner waiting for lift home." Medium-format nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Pit Crew: 1940
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August 1940. "Port Gibson, Mississippi." Medium-format nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Wholly Toledo: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:52pm.
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Toledo, Ohio, circa 1905. "Post Office, Madison Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Ready to Roll: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:14pm.
April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. "Federal soldier guarding Whitworth gun on wharf awaiting shipment." Wet plate glass negative. View full size.
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Ask Us About Our Poultry: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:06am.
November 1942. Lititz, Pennsylvania. "Mennonite farmer and wife at the farmer's market." These folks look like they'd be only too happy to bend your ear about their birds. Photo by Marjory Collins, Office of War Information. View full size.
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Neil Power: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 2:21am.
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April 1913. Rome, Georgia. Neil Power, 10 years old. Said "turns stockings in Rome Hosiery Mill." A shy, pathetic figure. "Hain't been to school much." Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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Tourist Court: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 3:21pm.
Florida circa 1905. "Tennis courts at Palm Beach." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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