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Tom's Lunch: 1930
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 6:13pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1930. "Store front, 9th Street N.W." Hey lady, it's safe to come out. National Photo Company Collection safety negative. View full size.
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Holton-Arms Girls: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 12:19pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Holton-Arms School, girls' basketball team." The bloomer-clad hoopsters of H-A. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Unlimited Texting: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 9:36am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "Underwood Typewriter Co." An interior view of the Underwood office on New York Avenue whose exterior we saw in the previous post. Really, who needs distracting windows when we have this marvelous artificial lighting? Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Qwerty Wagon: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 9:50pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "Underwood Typewriter Co., 1413 New York Avenue N.W." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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The Ring: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 7:47pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1927. "Holton-Arms School playground." So what game would this be? All I can think of is "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. But I'm pretty sure this isn't that. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Radiology: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 12:23pm.
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Gunston Girls: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 9:35am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1905. "Gunston Hall preparatory dept." Early approaches to prep-school bling. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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