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Western Union: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 1:48pm.
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March 8, 1909. New Haven, Connecticut. "Telegraph messenger boys. They work until 11 p.m." Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
Buttoning up some details?
Submitted by gen81465 on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 5:43am.
Some of the boys have their coats buttoned one way, and others have them buttoned the opposite. Was there a specific time in history when fashion, necessity, or someone's personal whim decided that mens/boys coats buttoned one way, and womens/girls coats buttoned the other way?
Inspiration
Submitted by Mal Fuller on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 1:31pm.
I bet that this photo prompted the adage "Handsome is as handsome does."
A modest request
Submitted by ZebraMan on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 10:01pm.
I know this is asking the impossible, but: Joe Manning! Tell us every story here!
What a bunch of mugs
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 4:31pm.
Later to be seen at a Post Office near you.
Just kidding of course, they were probably hard working lads who went on to better things later in life.
Kilroy Rising
Submitted by jimmylee42 on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 2:52pm.
Young boy in the back row looks like a future Kilroy with a hat.
What, me worry?
Submitted by Michael L on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 2:51pm.
Fifth from the right, I spot a young Alfred E. Newman, apparently before he made it big in publishing.
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