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The Hospital: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 4:21pm.
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Georgetown University Hospital, 35th Street N.W. in Washington, circa 1924. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Junior Preps: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 1:58pm.
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Pileup: 1925
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September 26, 1925. "Georgetown-Drexel Institute game." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Ice Cream Acres: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 11:46am.
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Washington circa 1925. The semi-legible caption on this glass negative has been transcribed as "St. Gabriel's [...] fete." National Photo Company. View full size.
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Aero Mail: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 2:19am.
"Inauguration of Aero Mail service. Polo Field mechanics." On May 15, 1918, "America's first aerial mail service was put into operation when aeroplanes piloted by Army aviators carried consignments of mail from New York and Philadelphia to Washington, and from Philadelphia to New York." View full size.
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Point and Shoot: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 10:55pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Girls' rifle team of Drexel Institute." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Inaugural Ball: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 7:32pm.
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"Inaugural Ball. March 4, 1925." And Calvin Coolidge could have danced all night. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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