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Cottage for Sale: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 07/11/2009 - 4:42am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1921. "Dunigan houses, 18th Street." Offered for sale by the developer D.J. Dunigan. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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French Market: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 9:25pm.
Circa 1910. "French Market, New Orleans." Our second look at the market at N. Peters and Decatur streets. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size.
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Gus the Horseshoer: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 3:37pm.
April 1936. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Houses at Detroit and Van Buren streets near the electric railroad." 3x4 nitrate negative by Carl Mydans. View full size.
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Wateradio: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 4:09am.
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July 10, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Radio at Wardman Park Hotel pool" -- 85 years ago today. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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The Jerk: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 8:14pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1921. "People's Drug store, 31st & M Streets N.W., soda fountain." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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No Horseplay: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 2:58pm.
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June 26, 1923. Back at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Taken a year after the pool's opening in 1922, this photo shows the addition of a slide. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Jersey Shore: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 2:11am.
July 19, 1908. "Negro bathers, Asbury Park." A frolic in the New Jersey surf. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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