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Caumsett Manor: 1933
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/01/2009 - 5:12pm.
October 12, 1933. Huntington, Long Island. "Marshall Field estate at Lloyd Neck. Interior view of polo stables." Gottscho-Schleisner photo. View full size.
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30 Rock: 1933
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 11:02pm.
New York. December 5, 1933. "Rockefeller Center and RCA Building from 515 Madison Avenue." Digital image recovered from released emulsion layer of the original 5x7 acetate negative. Gottscho-Schleisner photo. View full size.
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Last of the Red-Hot Godmothers: 1960
Submitted by tterrace on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 10:01pm.
Well, I missed the 49th anniversary of this photo, taken on April 23, 1960 outside St. Patrick's Church in Larkspur, California after my Confirmation. That's not Sophie Tucker, it's my godmother, a very sweet lady of whose eye I was the apple. Scanned from a 35mm Kodacolor negative shot by my brother. View full size.
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Neighbors: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 3:58pm.
March 1936. "Frame houses, Fredericksburg, Virginia." Large-format nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Joe Leiter: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 8:11am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1912. Joseph Leiter Sr., "capitalist, grain speculator and horse fancier." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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The Graduates: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 10:59pm.
"Class of 1927. Holton-Arms School graduation." Where cut roses compete with coiffed tresses. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Baby Picture: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 7:53am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1908. "Sherley, Rep. Grp." Kentucky congressman Joseph Sherley and family. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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