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Most of the photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs, 20 to 200 megabytes in size) from the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) Most were digitized by LOC contractors using a Sinar studio back. They are adjusted by your webmaster for contrast and color in Photoshop before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here.

 
 
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Sam's Back: 1910

Sam's Back: 1910

New York, December 1910. "Sam Kramer." Bodybuilder and wrestler. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.

Mule Room Boys: 1911

Mule Room Boys: 1911

October 1911. Lowell, Massachusetts. "Robert Magee (smallest), 270 Suffolk Street, apparently 12 years, been working in Mule Room #1, Merrimac Mill, one year. Michael Keefe (next in size), 32 Marion Street, been at work in #1 Mule Room for eight months; apparently 13 years old. Cornelius Hurley, 298 Adams Street, been at work in #1 Mule Room for six months; about 13 or 14 probably." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.

Miriam: 1924

Miriam: 1924

Washington, D.C., circa 1924. "Miriam Auerbach." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Navy Nurses: 1912

Navy Nurses: 1912

Washington, D.C., circa 1912. "Navy Hospital nurses." Dry plate glass negative, Harris & Ewing Collection. View full size.

All Over the Map: 1913

All Over the Map: 1913

Washington, D.C., circa 1913. "Jacinto Calvo, 'Germany' Schaefer, Merito Acosta, Washington Nationals." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

After the Storm: 1913

After the Storm: 1913

Washington, D.C. "Storm damage. Between 1913 and 1918." Somewhere under all this rubble, I suspect, is a narrative waiting to be unearthed by a Shorpy history detective. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

Life-Saver: 1922

Life-Saver: 1922

August 17, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Life-saving device." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

 
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