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Vicksburg: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 7:54am.
March 1936. "Street Scene, Vicksburg, Mississippi." Large-format nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Supply Train: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 5:48am.
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1865. City Point, Virginia. "General Patrick's headquarters and mail wharf." Wet plate glass negative, photographer unknown. View full size.
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The Tall Cowboy: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 2:55pm.
Washington, D.C., 1919. "Ralph E. Madsen, the tall cowboy, at White House." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Sam's White Barber Shop: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 2:22am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1927. "Al Jolson's parents' house," 4½ Street S.W. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative, 8 x 10 inches. View full size.
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Mo and Mammy: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 7:18pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1927. "Al Jolson's parents." Rabbi Moses Yoelson and wife Ida, the actor's stepmother. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Playmates: 1950s
Submitted by mhallack on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 5:46pm.
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I don't know who these three lasses are, possibly nieces of my grandparents on my dad's side. I found it in their old photo album. I thought it was a neat photo, they look a little surprised to have their photo taken. View full size.
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Hard Times: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 7:24am.
July 1935. "Interior of unemployed man's house. Morgantown, West Virginia." Large-format nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the FSA. View full size. Interesting recent NYT article: "On the Path of Walker Evans."
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