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Submitted by Ken on Fri, 11/09/2007 - 9:42am.
A young woman models in a studio for photographer Fitz W. Guerin. No date is recorded with the photo, but it was probably taken around 1902. View full size.
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Open Wide: 1917
Submitted by Ken on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 10:36am.
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Students in grade 6 of Washington School in Lawton, Oklahoma, have their throats examined during a medical inspection. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1917. View full size.
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Eye Exam: 1917
Submitted by Ken on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 10:34am.
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Children in Grade 5 of Washington School in Lawton, Oklahoma participate in a Medical inspection. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1917. / Lewis W. Hine. View full size.
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Heel: 1942
Submitted by Ken on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 1:27pm.
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority). Kenneth C. Hall, his wife and daughter rowing on the Tennessee River. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein for the Tennessee Valley Authority, June 1942. View full size.
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Tintype Cowboy: 1939
Submitted by Ken on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 10:08am.
A tintype cameraman on a San Antonio, Texas, street. Photo by Russell Lee, March, 1939. View full size.
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Leatherman Jr.: 1940
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 4:36pm.
Sons of Mr. Leatherman ride in a burro-drawn cart in Pie Town, New Mexico. Photo by Russell Lee, June, 1940. View full size.
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