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Horseketball: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 3:11am.
Basketball on the tanbark at Durland's Riding Academy, New York. 1908. Evidently it's traveling if you let go of the reins. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. Check out how this pic looked before restoration.
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Meet Me at the Fair: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 3:10am.
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"Backstage" at the girlie show at the Vermont state fair, Rutland. September 1941. View full size. 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
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Ladies of the Morning: 1939
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Lady residents of a St. Paul rooming house. September 1939. View full size. Photograph by John Vachon.
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High Stakes: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 3:08am.
"Living on a Skyscraper." Boys playing marbles on the roof of a New York apartment building circa 1910. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Spooky Toy Show: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 3:17pm.
Toy show at Madison Square Garden, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. In the foreground: Junior Aero Club display. Several shadowy blurs can be seen in this time exposure moving about what at first glance appears to be a deserted exhibit space. The car merry-go-round is slowly revolving.
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Vermont State Fair: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 3:16pm.
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A colorful scene from the Vermont State Fair at Rutland, September 1941. View full size. 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
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Teddy the Wrestling Bear: 1941
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Barker at Vermont State Fair, Rutland. September 1941. View full size. 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
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