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Windows Vista: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 2:19pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Toward St. Albans from 2400 16th Street." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Tales of the City: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 11:52pm.
Today we're leaving the office and taking the streetcar downtown for some shopping. From 1924, "F Street N.W. from 14th Street." View full size.
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Multi-Processor Computing: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 6:56pm.
November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Bonus Bureau, Computing Division. Many clerks figure the amount of the bonus each veteran is entitled to." View full size.
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Patent Office: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 2:52pm.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington circa 1920. Which, after a zillion-dollar makeover, is now the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and Museum of American Art. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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The Office: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 11:06am.
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Washington, 1923. "Stamp Division, Post Office." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. Everyone look busy!
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Earthworks: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 10:00am.
1864. "Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). View of Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River." Wet plate glass negative by Samuel A. Cooley. View full size.
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Pick a Possum: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 2:26am.
New York circa 1916. "Opossums hanging up outside shop." 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
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