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Brandy Station: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 7:51pm.
February 1864. Brandy Station, Virginia. Secret Service officers at Army of the Potomac winter headquarters: Col. George H. Sharpe, John G. Babcock, unidentified and Lt. Col. John McEntee. 8x10 glass-plate negative from a collection compiled by Hirst Milhollen and Donald Mugridge. View full size. Alternate caption information, which records the date of creation/publication as August 1863: "Bealeton, Va. Members of the Bureau of Military Information."
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Greetings From Buckeye Lake: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 5:37pm.
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Summer 1938. "Looking over Buckeye Lake," the fleshpot of central Ohio if photographer Ben Shahn is to be believed. Full size | The sordid details.
Making Merry: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 5:34pm.
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Summer 1938. "Scene at Buckeye Lake Amusement Park, near Columbus, Ohio." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the FSA.
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Dolled Up: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 3:27pm.
1939. Ladies who lunch in Washington, D.C., with the toy department as a backdrop. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by David Myers.
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Hanging in There: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 1:40pm.
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September 15, 1913. Frederick Schnell and father-in-law Ardolph Kline, a president of the New York City board of aldermen who served as NYC mayor for three months following the unexpected death, five days before this picture was taken, of William Jay Gaynor. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Now for the Tricky Part: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 12:14pm.
April 21, 1910. Boston Nationals (Braves) manager Fred Lake does it the hard way. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Apparition: 1939
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