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Coney Island: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 9:03pm.
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Luna Park at Coney Island circa 1905. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. Tonight only: "Infant incubators with living infants." View full size.
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Skinny Dippers: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 3:40pm.
"National American Ballet." August 20, 1924. Our svelte dancers take a dip in or around Washington, D.C. National Photo glass negative. View full size.
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Ambushed by Angels: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 11:45am.
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Friend Shorpy!
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 11:15am.
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Shorpy's on Facebook! At last count, Shorpy had zero 725 friends. Who'll be the first next to friend him? Also new: The Friends of Shorpy history group.
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Jersey Scouts: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 11:13am.
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Washington, 1926. "Atlantic City Boy Scouts on Ellipse." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.
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Beet Hoers: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 2:04am.
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July 1915. "Barbara Lieber, 9-year-old sugar beet worker, hoeing with her 11-year-old sister on a Wisconsin farm near St. John." These bonnet photos are an interesting glimpse at a way of life not much different from how people lived in the 19th or even 18th century. View full size. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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The Nats: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:58pm.
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