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Ozark Boy: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/25/2007 - 9:53pm.
October 1935. Son of destitute Ozark family on the road in Arkansas. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Westbound Freight: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/25/2007 - 6:52pm.
March 1943. Westbound Santa Fe freight on a siding at Ricardo, New Mexico, waiting for the eastbound train to pass. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano. FSA/Office of War Information archive.
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Luxor: 1858
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/25/2007 - 1:59pm.
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Papyrus-motif colonnade, Court of Amenhotep III at the Temple of Thebes (Luxor, Egypt). Circa 1858 albumen print by Francis Frith. View full size.
Home Movies: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/25/2007 - 11:19am.
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November 13, 1922. Mrs. Ed B. McLean and children. View full size. National Photo Company Collection. Who can identify the camera for us?
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Swingers: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 11:15pm.
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May 4, 1923. "Mrs. Virginia Riter, Mrs. E.M. Allison, Mrs. Helen Rutan." 4x5 glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.
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Lawrence: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 2:19am.
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Young workers at a Lawrence, Massachusetts, manufacturing concern (fabric mill or cannery). September 1911. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Karnak: 1858
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 12:09am.
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Portico at ruins of Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Karnak at Luxor, Egypt, circa 1858. View full size. Albumen print by Francis Frith.
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