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Pa's Got Th' Right System: 1918
Submitted by Ken on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 7:13pm.
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Bowery Flophouse: 1903
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 6:48pm.
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Reading room of 10 cent Bowery lodging house circa 1903. Headline in newspaper: "San Domingo Falls After Big Battle." View full size. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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10¢ Turkish Bath: 1910
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10-cent Turkish bath in New York's Bowery district circa 1910. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
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A Square Meal for a Nickel: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 5:43pm.
5 cent restaurant in New York's Bowery circa 1910. View full size. 8x10 glass negative, G.G. Bain Collection. What you get for your 5 cents at the People's Restaurant: Stew, Pork & Beans, Oatmeal & Milk. "All with bread & coffee."
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Dam Workers: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 1:24pm.
June 1942. Workers on the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Dam hydro- electric project. View full size. 3.25 inch safety negative by Arthur Rothstein.
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TVA: 1942
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June 1942. Control Room of the TVA's Watts Bar Dam on the Tennessee River. View full size. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein.
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Watts Bar: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 1:16pm.
"Watts Bar steam plant. Large opening leads to lobby which gives access to stairs, overlook balcony, and toilets. Lobby is separated from turbine hall by a similar glazed opening. A direct view can be had from outside toward impressive generators. Note hooded slits which take place of windows in boiler room. Design facilitates blackout." View full size. Circa 1942; photographer unknown.
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