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Princeton Hockey: 1910
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Sikorsky Christening: 1925
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May 8, 1925. Washington, D.C. " 'Yorktown.' Christening of Sikorsky plane." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Hollywood Hopefuls II: 1925
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May 25, 1925. Washington, D.C. "Applicants to Paramount Motion Picture School. The school will be housed in the Paramount Eastern Studio at Astoria, Long Island." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Who Wants Serum?
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July 8, 1926. Washington, D.C. "Miss Hattie E. Alexander & Mrs. S.A. Carlin testing serum." View full size. National Photo Company Collection. [Update: A few years after this photo was taken, Hattie (on the left) would become Dr. Alexander. As president of the American Pediatric Society in the 1960s, she was among the first women to head a major medical association.]
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Pterodactyl: 1922
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January 18, 1922. More of the "Naval Curtiss bombing plane" at Fort McNair. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Tom Hook: 1924
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Washington, D.C. "Tom Hook, Eastern High, 1924." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.
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Naval Bombing Plane: 1922
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January 18, 1922. Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. "Naval Curtiss bombing plane at War College." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Tax Man: 1929
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May 20, 1929. Washington, D.C. "Secretary Mellon laying cornerstone of Internal Revenue building." View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
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