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The Ring: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 7:47pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1927. "Holton-Arms School playground." So what game would this be? All I can think of is "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. But I'm pretty sure this isn't that. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Radiology: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 12:23pm.
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Gunston Girls: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 9:35am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1905. "Gunston Hall preparatory dept." Early approaches to prep-school bling. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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In the Kitchen: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 1:07am.
Washington, D.C., 1919. "Kitchen, U.S. Fuel Administration." Deep in the belly of the bureaucracy. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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We Roll Our Own: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 12:05am.
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March 1909. "Widow & boy rolling papers for cigarettes in a dirty New York tenement." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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The Giant Elevator: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 9:28pm.
March 1943. "The giant Santa Fe R.R. 10 million bushel grain elevator, Kansas." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the OWI. View full size.
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Welcome to the White House: 1908
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