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Band of Brothers: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/11/2009 - 4:19am.
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"Soldier group, Federal Army." Circa 1865 wet-plate glass negative, location and photographer unknown. Library of Congress Civil War collection. View full size
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Mysterious Fire: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 11:28pm.
May 24, 1912. "R.P. Andrews fire, 628 D Street N.W." Washington Post headline: "Mysterious Fire in R.P. Andrews Warehouse Does $75,000 Damage." The item goes on to say that the cause was thought to have been "wires connected with the electric elevator." National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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Girls With Guns: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 1:16pm.
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Bethlehem: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 12:36pm.
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November 1935. "View of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania." Large-format nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Wake-Up Call: 1902
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 11:33am.
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1902. "Rip Van Winkle Hotel, Sleepy Hollow, Catskill Mountains, New York." Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative, 8x10 inches. View full size.
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Man of Action: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 2:30am.
1917. Washington, D.C. "Edgar Rickard, executive assistant, U.S. Food Administration." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Army Surplus: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 1:55am.
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1919. The caption for this is the same as for the peas photo: "Buying Army food sold at fish market." Though the goods here seem to be blankets. View full size.
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