- Something about their eyes
- Gangsters and a Gypsy
- Handsome Building
- NICE
- Pictures, I hope.
- Racy picture for sure. Oh Baby!
- Woodstock 1915
- A musical group
- Play party?
- Carry on Camping
- Starting the day off with a bang
- Being White at Night
- Parking by Braille
- Plans subject to change without notice
- Never-Everland
- What dent?
- Oh no, the Master Rod!
- The importance of being
- The Start --
- Dented Fender
- Sinclair Gas Credit Card
- No forgery here
- Before the Rise of the Teenager?
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Vintage photos of:
Meanwhile, Back in the Lab
Washington circa 1924. "Bureau of Standards." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
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Zero Mile: 1925
Washington circa 1925. "White House Zero Mile." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
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Let's Roll: 1926
Washington, D.C. January 15, 1926. "Arcade Roller Hockey Club." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
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Scrub Sink: 1922
1922. "Surgery #9." One last peek inside the OR before moving on to other things. Next week we'll return. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
General Hospital: 1922
1922. "Surgery #19." Things have progressed a bit since the previous photo. (Are there more? Yew betcha.) National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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Operation: 1922
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Six Candles: 1918
Greater Washington circa 1918. "O'Dell, children's party." Anyone have 90 more candles handy? National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Invest in Rest: 1925
Washington circa 1925. "H.A. Linger window." Here we have a display for a brand of mattress called Conscience. Conscience wears a blindfold and carries a torch. ("Go ahead. Even if he loved me more. Live it up! I'll never tell. But you'll always know what you did.") Yes, it's the mattress for people who are always being asked how do they sleep at night. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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