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Written on the Wind: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 9:32pm.
Circa 1907. "Youth with winged hat (Nicholas Giancola)." Platinum print by the Boston-based photographer Fred Holland Day (1864-1933). View full size.
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Liberté, Fraternité: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 11:19am.
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July 1918. "American Red Cross Canteen at Gare d'Ivry, Paris, showing decorations in honor of the Fourth of July, which was celebrated by the French as well as by the Americans." Photo by Lewis Hine for the American Red Cross. View full size.
Interiors: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 2:39pm.
June 1941. "Interior of Negro rural house. Greene County, Georgia." Medium-format negative by Jack Delano, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Mengel Mahogany: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 12:04pm.
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Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1906. "Mahogany mills, C.C. Mengel & Bros." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Easy Street: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/12/2017 - 11:42pm.
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Circa 1900. "St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans." Will Desire stop, or pass you by? 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Porch Pouters: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/12/2017 - 7:06pm.
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August 1940. "Women in Upper Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania." Medium-format negative by Jack Delano for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
Sleeping Rooms: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/12/2017 - 11:19am.
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1939. "Forsyth House, 112 S. Conception Street, Mobile, Alabama." The sign: "FURNISHED LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS and SLEEPING ROOMS." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.
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