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Tiny Dancers: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 4:12am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "Georgetown" is all the caption says. 8x0 glass negative, National Photo Co. Collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
Now and Then
Submitted by Susan in Chicago on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 12:08pm.
With every picture on this site, but especially this one, I wish I could walk into the frame and join them for an hour.
How did you do that?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 2:37pm.
I understand the concept of enlarging a detail, but how did you get the glare off of the wavy glass so that we can now read the Bible quote?
[I used a different picture. - Dave]
Wm. Lee's School, Georgetown
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 9:38am.
This picture is part of the: Wm. Lee's School, Georgetown, D.C. listing at the LOC.
"...thy hand...might."
Submitted by mad4books on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 7:46am.
What instructive saying do you think was over the door? A quick Google search suggests a verse from Ecclesiastes: "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might."
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