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American Garage: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 11:42am.
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March 1943. "San Bernardino, California. A general view in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad locomotive shops." Medium-format nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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City Sidewalks: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 4:49am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1938. "Street scene, U.S. Treasury, Fifteenth Street." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Crusty Schmidt: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 4:06am.
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Theta Pi: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 12:47pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1910. "Theta Pi girls." A couple more pix and then it's off to Daytona Beach! Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Going Up: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 10:58am.
April 13, 1938. Washington, D.C. "Goodyear Blimp, Golden Gate." Promoting the World's Fair in San Francisco. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Product Placement: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 10:44am.
November 25, 1938. Washington, D.C. "Ford Motor Co. New medical center parking garage." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Underground Railroad: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 11:39pm.
November 1942. "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Montour No. 4 mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. Mine car operating off a trolley cable." Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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