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Taking a Shine: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 01/22/2015 - 10:35pm.
April 1941. "Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street." 35mm negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Ladies' Furnishings: 1951
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 01/22/2015 - 2:34pm.
May 17, 1951. "John Wanamaker, Great Neck, Long Island. Staircase I." Two departments of this New York department store; we wonder if Alice and Trixie ever ventured out this far. 4x5 negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
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Sunday Supplement: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 01/22/2015 - 12:50pm.
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1926. "Rotogravure press, Lanman Engraving Co." Printing the Sunday, Aug. 29 "Pictorial Section" of the Washington Post. 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
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Que Sera, Sera: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/21/2015 - 3:04pm.
San Francisco circa 1922. "Dorris touring car at Shreve & Co." Latest entry in the Shorpy Parade of Archaic Chariots. Photo by Christopher Helin. View full size.
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Imperial Air: 1931
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/21/2015 - 12:27pm.
October 1931. "Imperial Airways aircraft refueling at Semakh, British Mandate Palestine." 5x7 glass negative, Matson Photo Service. View full size.
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Downward Spiral: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/21/2015 - 11:36am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1936. "U.S. Supreme Court interiors. Stairwell looking down." Safety negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.
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Crack Salesmen: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/20/2015 - 6:28pm.
Oct. 8, 1936. "H.O. Harrison Pontiac -- 'crack salesmen' and wives 'Going East' on streamliner City of San Francisco." 8x10 acetate negative. View full size.
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