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Green Detroit: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 7:48am.
Detroit, July 1942. "Looking north on Woodward Avenue from the Maccabees Building with the Fisher Building at the distant left, and the Wardell Hotel at the right." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Arthur Siegel. View full size.
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School Paper: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 12:08am.
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Washington, D.C. "Students, Eastern High School, 1941." Notes on the chalkboard mention both the school's newspaper, the Easterner, and its yearbook, "Punch and Judy." National Photo Company Collection safety film negative. View full size.
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Accident Reconstruction: 1932
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 8:59pm.
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Washington circa 1932. "Street scene, auto accident," 14th and Q streets N.W. National Photo Company Collection safety film negative. View full size.
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I'm With Cupid: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 3:13pm.
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Silver Spring, Maryland. "Montgomery Blair High School girls, 1935." Archery, anyone? National Photo Company Collection safety negative. View full size.
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Darn That Hammer: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 10:59am.
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"Rockville High School circa 1936." On the wall: "To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise." National Photo Company Collection safety negative. View full size.
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Fender-Bender: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 3:33am.
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1920. "Autowreck, Sixth and H Streets NW." Tree meets T in Washington, D.C. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Amarillo, Texas: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 1:20am.
April 1936. "Dust storm. Note heavy metal signs blown out by wind. Amarillo, Texas." Medium format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
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