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Georgetown: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:27am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Foley group, Georgetown." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. I just know there's someone out there who can tell us more about Foley and his group. Right?
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13th Street: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 9:58am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "1008-1010-1012 13th Street." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Old Money: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 5:38am.
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Washington circa 1915. "Miss Louise Lester, in charge of mutilation of old money at Treasury Dept." View full size. National Photo Company glass negative.
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Chicks Ahoy: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 3:05am.
March 23, 1927. Washington, D.C. "Sally Phillips, Fanny Dial, Frances Gore, Georgiana Joyes." View full size. National Photo Company glass negative.
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Glad Tidings: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 2:53am.
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"Gospel Mission, Georgetown Sunday school group, circa 1920." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.
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Eighty Million: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:53pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1914. "Treasury Department Office of U.S. Treasurer. Reserve vault cash room packages seen in picture contain over 80 million dollars." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Lincoln, Nebraska: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 6:25pm.
"Seed and feed store in Lincoln, Nebraska." Our third view of the Grand Grocery from 1942. View full size. Kodachrome transparency by John Vachon, OWI.
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