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Roy's Hoppin Hooptie: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 5:41am.
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Roy Repp in his bucking Buick ("Maude, the Motor Mule") circa 1915 in New York. (Three more pics). View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Italian Festa: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 5:26am.
July 1918. "Italian Festa." Street festival in New York's Little Italy. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size | Even bigger.
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Crippled Children's Auto Outing: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 5:25am.
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"Auto Rides for Crippled Children," New York. May 25, 1908. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size | Zoom in.
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Insurance Patrol: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 5:25am.
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"Auto Insurance Patrol" circa 1913 in New York City. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. What are they driving?
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Contraption From Hell: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 5:24am.
"Auto Street Cleaner" circa 1913 in New York City. (Hello, alternate side of the street parking.) View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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The Motor Fire Engine: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 5:24am.
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"Under the hood of the motor fire engine" with the New York Fire Department circa 1913. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. The truck seems to be a Robinson. What's the big bulby thing?
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Testing Fire Engines: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 5:23am.
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"Testing Fire Engines" in New York City, September 1913. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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