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Syracuse 2d Varsity Crew: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/16/2007 - 1:38am.
Syracuse second varsity crew squad, June 11, 1914. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Crew Squad and Coach Rice: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/16/2007 - 1:38am.
Columbia rowing team in mock shells training in crew house with coach Jim Rice, February 1910. View full size. George Grantham Bain collection.
Mr. Goodwrench: 1943
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Garage mechanic near Newark, N.J., with Office of Defense Transportation badge. December 1943. Kodachrome transparency by Marjory Collins. View full size.
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Coney Island Orphans: 1911
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Orphans going to Coney Island (Luna Park). June 7, 1911. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Melrose Park: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/16/2007 - 1:36am.
Chicago & North Western classification yard, December 1942. The trestle runs from the ice house to the yard. The old cars in the foreground are used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help. Town of Melrose Park is in background. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
Happy Mallick: 1910
Submitted by Ken on Sat, 04/14/2007 - 10:53am.
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Donald "Happy" Mallick, 9 years of age, has been selling newspapers 5 years. His father, a rivet driver, earns $20 weekly. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with the same in gutter. View full size. Photo by Lewis W. Hine, May 1910.
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Migrant Homes: 1941
Submitted by Ken on Sat, 04/14/2007 - 10:22am.
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