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St. Patty's Night: 1944
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 12:39pm.
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March 1944. Washington, D.C. St. Patrick's Day dance at the Washington labor canteen, sponsored by the United Federal Workers of America, Congress of Industrial Organizations. View full size. Medium format safety negative by Joseph A. Horne for the Office of War Information.
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The Journey Begins: 1957
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 8:43am.
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Derailed: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 7:31am.
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Washington area, 1922. "Railroad wreck." View full size. National Photo Company Collection. The tilted camera gives a nice arrangement of diagonals.
Sider and Appels: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 11:49pm.
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October 1935. "A cider and apple stand on the Lee Highway, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein.
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Wolf Creek: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 11:34pm.
August 1935. Shelling peanuts in Wolf Creek, Georgia. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
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Syne of Ye Krazy Kat: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 4:59pm.
From July 1921, the Krazy Kat club off Thomas Circle in Washington, with Cleon Throckmorton to the right. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
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Louisiana: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 7:11am.
July 1937. "Louisiana Negress." View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative and caption by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.
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