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Bureau of Standards: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 11:27pm.
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February 19, 1925. "M.S. Strock measuring radio lengths at the Bureau of Standards." View full size. 4x5 glass negative, National Photo Co. Collection.
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The Kodachrome Hills: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 5:51pm.
May 1943. "Nearly exhausted sulfur vat from which railroad cars are loaded. Freeport Sulphur Company at Hoskins Mound, Texas." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by John Vachon, Office of War Information.
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Balloon Wranglers: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 5:06pm.
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May 1942. Another shot of Marines training with barrage balloons at Parris Island, S.C. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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Leach Cross: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 8:56am.
February 16, 1915. The boxer Leach Cross, "the fighting dentist," strikes a pose. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
Ready to Roll: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 11:46pm.
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May 1942. Motor detachment at the New River, North Carolina, Marine base. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, O.W.I.
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New River: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 11:18pm.
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May 1942. Marine transport driver at New River, North Carolina. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, Office of War Information.
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Inglewood: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 4:03pm.
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October 1942. B-25 bomber nose wheel and landing gear assembly at the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.
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