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The Swimmers of '42
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 09/21/2017 - 8:46am.
June 1942. "Community pool in Greenbelt, Maryland." Medium format negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Bed and Breakfast: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/20/2017 - 6:17pm.
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July 1939. "Washington, D.C. — Government worker's room." Equipped with a kerosene stove. Medium format negative by David Moffat Myers. View full size.
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Girls & Boys: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/20/2017 - 12:43pm.
July 1939. "Gas station. Washington, D.C." Right this way to Ladies and Free Air. Medium format negative by David Moffat Myers. View full size.
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Club Firetrap: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/20/2017 - 10:19am.
March 1941. "House being converted into a 'nightclub' near Laurel, Maryland." Medium format negative by Martha McMillan Roberts. View full size.
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Hot Texas Wieners: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/19/2017 - 8:14pm.
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Spring 1939. "Washington, D.C., lunchroom." Offering, in addition to Lone Star tube steaks, "Tables for Ladies." Medium format acetate negative. View full size.
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Spritzed by an Angel: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/19/2017 - 3:52pm.
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November 1942. Babies' Hospital, New York. "Nurse training. Nurses learn the care of patients suffering from burns. Here, the nurse paints a boy's burned back with sulfathiazole. The treatment of burns is of much public interest in these days of warfare on civilian populations with incendiary bombs." Medium format nitrate negative by Fritz Henle for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Dobbs Ferry: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/19/2017 - 7:54am.
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Westchester County, New York, circa 1900. "Dobbs Ferry depot." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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