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National Engraving: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 5:24pm.
Washington, D.C., 1920. "National Engraving Co., exterior, F Street N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Loray Mill: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 4:29pm.
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November 1908. Gastonia, North Carolina. "Going home from Loray Mill. Smallest boy on the right-hand end, John Moore. 13 years old. Been in mill 6 years as sweeper, doffer and spinner." Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
Maryland Hennery: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 4:10am.
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Washington circa 1926. "Semmes Motor Co., Maryland Hennery Association truck." A hennery being a place where hens are raised. My Shorpy GPS (Guessing Possible Street) says this might be the back of a building that faced Pennsylvania Avenue. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Washington Flour: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 5:44pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Wilkins-Rogers Milling Co., exterior, 3261 Water Street." The Washington Flour mill on K Street, formerly Water Street, in Georgetown. The Washington Flour brand had a retail presence at least into the late 1960s. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Heavy Lifting: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 3:20pm.
June 1942. "Construction at Douglas Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the OWI. View full size.
Legal Briefs: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 5:32am.
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Washington circa 1925. "Tepper Building, Standard Engraving Co., 470 Louisiana Avenue N.W." The Tepper family business is what you might call vertically integrated: Joe's law practice upstairs, above Saul's "Notions, Hosiery, Underwear." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Center Market: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 4:04am.
"Center Market, 1922." Produce vendors in Washington, D.C. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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