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Kingfish Airflow: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/25/2014 - 5:17pm.
Washington, D.C., 1935. "Sen. Huey P. Long." The former Louisiana governor and future assassinated senator with a shiny DeSoto Airflow. View full size.
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Ghosts of New York: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/25/2014 - 1:08pm.
New York circa 1905. "Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth Avenue." Surrounded by a host of ectoplasmic pedestrians. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
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The Courtyard: 1903
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/25/2014 - 11:18am.
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New Orleans circa 1903. "Old Spanish courtyard." Is the bar open yet? 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Meat Market: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/24/2014 - 9:23pm.
April 1936. "Group of houses in 600 block on East Detroit Street. Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Plus: One kid, one cat and the Joseph D. Frinzi meat market. Photo by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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A New Angle: 1903
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/24/2014 - 5:57pm.
New York circa 1903. "The Flatiron Building." Where, as we like to say, there are three sides to every story. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
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Jackson Street: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/24/2014 - 1:14pm.
April 1936. "House at 437 North Jackson Street. Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Photo by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Don't Mess With Texas
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/24/2014 - 12:50pm.
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Circa 1900. "U.S.S. Texas discharging ammunition." The Navy battleship nicknamed "Old Hoodoo." 8x10 glass negative by Edward Hart. View full size.
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