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G Street: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 1:18pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Merchants Bank Bldg., G Street N.W. -- G.G. Loehler Co." Neighbors include Typothetae of Washington, Huff Duplicating and an Ediphone dealer. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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Chicks in a Box: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 10:52am.
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February 1939. "Bankhead Farms, Alabama. A homesteader with some of the baby chicks he is raising." Supported by a roadster rather than a rooster. Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Pleasant and Main: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 8:17am.
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Laconia, New Hampshire, circa 1907. "Pleasant and Main Streets." There's a lot to see in this super-detailed view, including the latest "moving pictures." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Red Sauce: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 1:14am.
January 1943. New York. "Italian-American fireman giving pint of blood to the Red Cross." Photo by Marjory Collins, Office of War Information. View full size.
Night Ride: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/26/2013 - 3:28pm.
April 1943. "Baltimore, Maryland. Trolley leaving the terminal at night." Photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Up in Ypres: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/26/2013 - 12:30pm.
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October 27, 1917. "Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area -- an observation balloon about to ascend." Glass negative by James Francis Hurley. View full size.
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Off to the Litter Box: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/26/2013 - 10:01am.
1914. "Cats in costume carrying watering can and garden rake." Photo by Harry Whittier Frees, the Ansel Adams of feline portraiture. View full size.
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