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Dills and Thrills: 1959
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 5:26pm.
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New York, 1959. "Stanley Hyams, co-owner of Washington Pickle Works, holding two pickles in a roomful of barreled dills." Photograph by Roger Higgins for the New York World Telegram & Sun. View full size.
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Double Bill: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 5:08pm.
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"Valentine and horse." The actress Grace Valentine and an equine co-star circa 1920. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Mix Well: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 11:57am.
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1935. "Cooking Class. Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland." View full size. 5x7 safety negative, National Photo Company Collection. The classroom is described as being at Chevy Chase High in another photo.
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Cleo and Cecil: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:51am.
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October 15, 1924. The husband-and-wife musical comedy team of Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield at the White House. View full size. National Photo Company.
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Generations: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 6:47am.
September 1938. "Mother, wife and child of unemployed coal miner. Marine, West Virginia." View full size. 35mm negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the FSA.
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Payday Groceries: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 6:39am.
September 1938. "Miners' wives coming home from town with groceries on payday near Mohegan, West Virginia." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration.
Volley of the Dolls: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 11:11pm.
September 1938. "Kewpie doll bathing girls for sale along main highway near Charleston, West Virginia." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. Library of Congress.
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