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Just Mowed: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/26/2007 - 4:48am.
Farmland and weathered barn in the Catskill country, New York State. June 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by John Collier.
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Glass Boy: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/26/2007 - 12:48am.
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"A typical glass-boy. Woodbury Bottle Works, New Jersey." November 1909. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. Scan from 5x7 glass negative.
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Onions, Limes, Potatoes: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/26/2007 - 12:44am.
"Fruit Venders, Indianapolis Market, August 1908. Witness E.N. Clopper." View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. Scan from 5x7 glass plate negative.
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Little Spinner: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/26/2007 - 12:39am.
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"A little spinner in a Georgia cotton mill." January 1909. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. Scan from 5x7 glass plate negative.
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Sea Breeze Jr:: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/25/2007 - 9:17pm.
Nurse and patient "Sea Breeze Jr." circa 1915. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. Probably taken at one of New York's seaside "cottage" hospitals for babies, where plenty of fresh air and sunshine were believed to be therapeutic.
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Battling Mantell: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/25/2007 - 8:35pm.
The boxer Battling Mantell in November 1911. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. So who can tell us about old Bat? He served in World War I.
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American Roadster: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/25/2007 - 8:25pm.
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