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The Loaves of Summer: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 2:11pm.
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Summer 1923. Vicinity of Washington, D.C. "Boys carrying loaves of bread from wagons near beach." View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
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Secondino Libro: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 12:37am.
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September 1911. Lawrence, Massachusetts. "Group of workers. The small boy in the middle is Secondino Libro, 34 Walnut Street. Apparently 10 or 11. Works in No. 4 Spinning room." View full size. Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Bottoms Up: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/16/2008 - 11:09pm.
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October 2, 1923. Another shot of those Danish athletes at the Pension Building in Washington, D.C. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
The Thorndyke Boy: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/16/2008 - 10:52am.
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Neck and Neck: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/16/2008 - 2:27am.
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1926. Washington, D.C. Photographing the photographing of giraffes at the National Zoo. View full size. 4x5 glass negative, National Photo Company.
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Girl Shooters: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 10:43pm.
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On the Road: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 10:26pm.
February 1939. Calipatria, Imperial Valley. Car on siding across tracks from pea packing plant. Twenty-five year old itinerant, originally from Oregon. "On the road eight years, all over the country, every state in the union, back and forth, pick up a job here and there, traveling all the time." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.
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Denmark's Finest: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 9:06pm.
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October 4, 1923. Washington, D.C. Danish athletes at the Pension Office Building. View full size | Rear view. 5x7 glass negative, National Photo Company.
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