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Smithsonian Castle: 1860s
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 1:31pm.
Washington, D.C. "Smithsonian Institute, 1860-1865." Wet collodion glass plate, Brady-Handy Collection. View full size.
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Under Construction: 1863
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 1:29pm.
"Trinity Episcopal Church, 3rd & C & Ind. Ave." Unfinished Capitol in the background, circa 1863-64. View full size. Brady-Handy Collection.
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Deadwood City Hall: 1890
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 1:20pm.
Deadwood City Hall in 1890 shortly after its completion. Note fire wagons in garage, fire alarm and fire hydrant. The building burned to the ground in 1952. Those are electric arc lights mounted up near the belfry. View full size. Photograph by John C.H. Grabill.
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Dialog of Giants: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 1:10pm.
Construction at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Douglas Dam, June 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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Mustang by the Tail: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 4:10am.
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October 1942. A painter cleans the tail section of a P-51 Mustang fighter prior to spraying with olive-drab camouflage. North American Aviation plant, Inglewood, California. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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The Finishing Touches: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 4:06am.
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October 1942. Final assembly for a B-25 bomber at North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. View full size. Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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War Machine: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 4:05am.
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October 1942. Cowling and control rods are added to motors for B-25 bombers as they move down the assembly line at North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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