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[REV 25-NOV-2014]
Vintage photos of:
1925. The Arcade, the converted streetcar barn seen in our previous post in 1913. Now it's a dozen years later, the horse has been retired, and a big radio tower has sprouted. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
"Football team." Circa 1895-1910, location unknown. "James" written on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
September 4, 1897. Commodore H.M. Gillig's racing sloop Vencedor on Lake Erie. Photo by John S. Johnston. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size.
"Arcade Market." The Arcade building in Washington circa 1913, with "garden movies," bowling, billiards, dance pavilion, cafe, soda fountain and who knows what other fun stuff. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
Washington, D.C. "Semmes Motor Co. Meadow Gold Butter truck, 1926." C Street N.W. at 10th. (And running in front of the building at the back was something called "Little B Street.") National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
December 15, 1864. "Nashville, Tennessee. Battle of Nashville. Spectators watching the fight between generals Hood and Thomas." Photograph by George N. Barnard. Civil War glass negative collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
Circa 1916. "Hackett Motor Car Co., Jackson, Michigan." Part of the Hackett assembly plant. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
New York, August 3, 1918. "Madame Revyl and Jane Lory." The French actresses Simone Revyl and Jane (Jeanne) Lory, members of Jacques Coupeau's theater troupe. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.