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Kyrie Eleison: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 12:03am.
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April 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. "Dead Federal soldier." Wet plate glass negative, right half of stereo pair, by Thomas Roche. Library of Congress. View full size.
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Dies Irae: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 12:02am.
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April 3, 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. "Dead Confederate soldier in trenches of Fort Mahone." Wet plate glass negative, left half of stereo pair, by Thomas C. Roche. Civil War glass negative collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
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Agnus Dei: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 12:01am.
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April 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. "Dead Confederate soldier." Wet plate glass negative, right half of stereo pair, by Thomas C. Roche. View full size.
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Lux Aeterna: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 12:00am.
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April 3, 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. "Dead Confederate soldier in trenches of Fort Mahone." Wet plate glass negative, right half of stereo pair, by Thomas C. Roche. Civil War glass negative collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
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Working Girls: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 11:15pm.
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May 1912. Aragon Mills in Rock Hill, S.C. "Getting a last glimpse of out-doors before going to work at 1 o'clock." View full size. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Clown Hospital: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 10:30pm.
May 1, 1923. Washington, D.C. "Children's Hospital Circus." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.
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Pete Seeger: 1944
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 6:38pm.
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February 1944. Pete Seeger singing at a Valentine's Day party to mark the opening of the United Federal Labor Canteen in Washington. View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Joseph Horne for the Office of War Information.
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