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Skirting the Law: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:17pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Internal Revenue (narcotics -- concealment and smuggling)." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
One for the road, perhaps, Madam?
Submitted by Don Struke on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 6:31pm.
On the window ledge, something possibly contrabandish in plain brown paper secured with gum bands, as we used to call them. To the right of the switch on the wall, the world's smallest map of the U.S.
Something about this picture
Submitted by rookajay on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 10:45am.
It reminds me of a Johannes Vermeer painting! It's the woman set against the window and wall background that are in many of his masterpieces. Great photo!
A Very Old Master
Submitted by PersonFromPorlock on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 8:10pm.
Vermeer was around in 1920? Who Knew?
Anxiously Waiting
Submitted by Ric Locke on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 8:03pm.
for somebody to invent the polyethylene zip-lock bag.
Good old times?
Submitted by StefanJ on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 1:07pm.
When the major illicit substance was ethanol C2H5OH, sometimes contaminated with methanol, and some canabis on the side. Rather than meth, crack, opiate derivatives, et al, and only God knows what contaminants ...
Just The Facts, Ma'am
Submitted by switzarch on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:45pm.
Just what's in the carefully wrapped bottle on that window sill?
Muggles in the Pocket
Submitted by Snappy John on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:17pm.
Looks more like moonshine moo-juice than Bouquet.
It takes one to know one
Submitted by Mattie on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 9:48pm.
Wait a minute - SHE has a suspicious-looking pocket on her skirt, too!
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