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A Show of Hands: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 12:15am.
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July 9, 1925. "Boys Scouts at Camp Roosevelt." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.
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Guard Camp: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 11:17pm.
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1912. "National Guard camp. Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Provincetown Player: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 10:05pm.
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August 1940. "Local talent makes music on a Sunday afternoon under the soldiers' monument. Provincetown, Massachusetts." View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
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Shutterbuggy: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:57pm.
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The clarinetist Ross Gorman and daughter circa 1920 in New York City. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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The Tombs: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 10:35am.
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"Tombs Prison N.Y." And Manhattan Criminal Courts Building in November 1907. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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Statuary Hall: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 6:21am.
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"Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol." Circa 1908 time exposure with a tour group of ghosts. View full size. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Crowell's Garage: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 10:56pm.
"Crowell's Garage, New York and Florida Aves." Detailed view of a Washington, D.C., service station circa 1921. View full size. National Photo glass negative.
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