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Canoe Rental: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 2:29pm.
"Yocum canoe house, Arlington Beach Park, Virginia, 1925." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress.
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Four Belles: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 12:23pm.
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May 23, 1923. Washington, D.C. "Shrine relay team at Potomac bathing beach." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Back at the Diner: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 12:12pm.
May 1939. "Man in hamburger stand. Alpine, Texas." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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A Day at the Beach: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 9:58am.
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"Potomac bathing beach. June 19, 1924." In case anyone needed reminding: No horseplay will be tolerated. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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My New Olds: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 9:46am.
1922. "Milan and Oldsmobile." Washington Nationals manager Clyde Milan. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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X-Man: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 1:42am.
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February 12, 1909. "James Clarke, winner of Brooklyn Marathon, with others." View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Beer for Rent: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 1:37am.
March 1943. "Raceland, Louisiana. U.S. Highway 90." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information.
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