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Fox River Mills: 1899
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 6:13pm.
Circa 1899. "Fox River at Aurora, Illinois. Scene on the Chicago & North Western Railway." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.
Elmhurst Depot: 1899
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 1:35pm.
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Elmhurst, Illinois, circa 1899. "Chicago & North Western Railway station." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
East Grand: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 12:43pm.
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Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910. "East Grand Boulevard." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Mommy's Little Soldier: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 8:10pm.
February 1939. "In a carrot pullers' camp, Imperial Valley, California, near Holtville. Women from Broken Bow, Oklahoma." Medium format negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Radio City: 1932
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 3:24pm.
December 7, 1932. "International Music Hall, Radio City, Rockefeller Center, New York. House with curtain down, from main orchestra." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
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Belle Isle Bathers: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 12:55pm.
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Detroit circa 1910. "Bath house at Belle Isle." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Make It Stop: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 12:35am.
June 1939. West Carlin, Nevada. "Brakeman on the Union Pacific Challenger." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Central Station: 1901
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 1:42pm.
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Circa 1901. "Illinois Central Depot, 12th Street and Park Row, Chicago." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
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