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Sam's White Barber Shop: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 2:22am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1927. "Al Jolson's parents' house," 4½ Street S.W. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative, 8 x 10 inches. View full size.
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Mo and Mammy: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 7:18pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1927. "Al Jolson's parents." Rabbi Moses Yoelson and wife Ida, the actor's stepmother. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Playmates: 1950s
Submitted by mhallack on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 5:46pm.
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I don't know who these three lasses are, possibly nieces of my grandparents on my dad's side. I found it in their old photo album. I thought it was a neat photo, they look a little surprised to have their photo taken. View full size.
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Hard Times: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 7:24am.
July 1935. "Interior of unemployed man's house. Morgantown, West Virginia." Large-format nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the FSA. View full size. Interesting recent NYT article: "On the Path of Walker Evans."
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Good Clean Fun: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 3:00pm.
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Circa 1912. "Neighborhood House, pool room." Another look at this Washington, D.C., settlement house. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Story Circle: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 10:17pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1912. "Neighborhood House meeting room." One of five "Neighborhood House" photos. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Bensenville: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 7:27am.
May 1943. Bensenville, Illinois. "Bensenville yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad. Track repair and work on the cinder pits at the roundhouse." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano. View full size.
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