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Vintage photos of:
Winter Wonderland: 1908
"Union Square from a skyscraper." Winter in New York 100 years ago. A little moldy but full of interesting details like the "Automatic Vaudeville" penny arcade and Brill Bros. store. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain. View full size.
- 12 comments
- 33295 reads
Smoke on the Water: 1912
June 3, 1912. " Hampton Roads, Virginia. German squadron visit to U.S." Details of the port call here. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 15114 reads
Birdman of Washington: 1915
Washington, D.C., circa 1915. "P.K. Chaconas Co. Market." Pictured: Proprietor George Chaconas, whose grocery ("fancy fruits and vegetables") was at 924 Louisiana Avenue N.W. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
- 14 comments
- 22380 reads
Aim High: 1942
June 1942. Fort Knox, Kentucky. "The crew of an M-3 tank learns all the ways of causing trouble for the Axis with a 75mm gun, a 37mm gun and four machine guns." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, OWI. View full size.
- 3 comments
- 32928 reads
Leaving Manzanar: 1943
"Loading bus, leaving Manzanar for relocation. Manzanar Relocation Center, California." Large format nitrate negative by Ansel Adams. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 45581 reads
Head Case: 1912
"Boy Scout training demonstration, 1912." The third photo so far in our series on Scout first aid. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 9735 reads
Stoneleigh Court: 1925
Washington, D.C., in 1925. "Stoneleigh Court, L Street N.W." For some reason I feel like Jimmy Stewart here. National Photo glass negative. View full size.
- 5 comments
- 12171 reads
The Kaiser Comes Calling: 1912
1912. "German port call. U.S. battleship in Hampton Roads to greet German squadron." Harris & Ewing Co. glass negative. View full size | More here.
- 16 comments
- 33738 reads
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