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Tonopah, Nevada: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 10/11/2017 - 10:10pm.
March 1940. "Main Street in Tonopah, Nevada." If you can't find us at the Ace or Tonopah clubs, try next door at EXPLOSIVES. Or maybe the F. & A.M. R.A.M. O.E.S. Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
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Merchant of Varnish: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 10/11/2017 - 3:35pm.
March 1940. "High school boys in jalopy. Genoa, Nevada." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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A Garden of Mum's: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 10/11/2017 - 11:38am.
February 1942. "Weslaco, Texas. Farm Security Administration camp. Garden in front of shelter." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
Metropolis Rising: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 3:08pm.
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Manhattan circa 1900. "New York's business district from the Woodbridge Building." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.
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Special Treatment: 1957
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 11:03am.
Columbus, Georgia, circa 1957. "Cardinals baseball." Ain't nuthin' Coach can't fix with an Ace bandage and the Medcolator! 4x5 inch acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size.
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Palace of Pontiacs: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 5:30pm.
May 21, 1935. "Pontiac coupe at San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts." Today's bullet point on the Shorpy Timeline of Triassic Transportation. 8x10 inch nitrate negative, originally from the Wyland Stanley collection. View full size.
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Police Parade: 1905
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New York circa 1905. "Police Parade -- Squad of mounted police." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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