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Power Lunch: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 12:12pm.
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New York, Sept. 22, 1909. "Luncheon by Aero Club of America at Lawyers Club honoring Glenn Curtiss." 8x10 glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.
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Miss Orloff Regrets: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 8:40am.
New York, June 3, 1921. "Orloff (girl in slacks)." Our third and final look at this intriguing ingenue. 5x7 glass negative, G.G. Bain Collection. View full size.
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Robey Motor: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 7:58am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Ford Motor Co. (cars parked at Robey Motor Co.)" A lot of interesting details here. National Photo glass negative. View full size.
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Army of the James: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 5:38pm.
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April 1865. "James River, Virginia. View of the completed Dutch Gap canal." From photos of the main Eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864- April 1865. Wet-plate glass negative, photographer unknown. View full size.
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Dutch Gap: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 1:07pm.
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November 1864. "Dutch Gap, Virginia. Picket station of Colored troops, deserted farmhouse near Dutch Gap canal." Wet plate glass negative. View full size.
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Friends School Football: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 10:16am.
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1906. "Friends School football." Junior varsity team at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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White Coal: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:35am.
December 7, 1922. The L.E. White Coal Co. yards at South Capitol and I streets in Washington. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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