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Hammer and Tongs: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 7:28am.
March 1943. "Santa Fe R.R. shops, Albuquerque. Hammering out a drawbar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith shop." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Margarete's Kitchen: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 6:16am.
March 2, 1914. "Margarete Ober." The Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano with a nice rib roast. 8x10 glass negative, G.G. Bain Collection. View full size.
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One Bucket, to Go: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 4:17am.
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Skid Row: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 8:27pm.
November 1938. "Lower Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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The Omaha Kid: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 4:00pm.
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November 1938. "Lower Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska." 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Starlight Park: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 1:29pm.
June 1921. Eleanor Tierney at Starlight Park on the Bronx River at 177th Street. Eleanor, a Broadway chorus girl, married a banker and ended up in Larchmont. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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Soldiers and Nurses
Submitted by bronson on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 8:32am.
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The place and provenance of this photo are unknown to me. Scanned from a large print. Perhaps someone can identify the uniforms? View full size.
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