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'Hot Dogs': 1920
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 4:48pm.
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New York, October 6, 1920. "Baseball -- 'Hot dogs' for fans waiting for gates to open at Ebbets Field." This was Game 2 of the World Series between Brooklyn and Cleveland. Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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12th Precinct: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 11:41am.
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"G.G. Loehler Co., August 1923." The 12th Precinct police station under construction in Washington at 17th Street and Rhode Island Avenue N.E. Cost: $55,376. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Washington Pork: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 8:02am.
"D.D. Collins." Another circa 1925 scene from the O Street Market in Washington. Who wants ham? National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size.
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O Street Meat: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 9:25pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "D.D. Collins." Meat counter at the O Street Market, 7th and O streets N.W. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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Shutterbugs Ahoy: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 9:10pm.
"White House photographers, August 6, 1922." Possibly a recreational outing on the Potomac. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Power Lunch: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 12:12pm.
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New York, Sept. 22, 1909. "Luncheon by Aero Club of America at Lawyers Club honoring Glenn Curtiss." 8x10 glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.
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Miss Orloff Regrets: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 8:40am.
New York, June 3, 1921. "Orloff (girl in slacks)." Our third and final look at this intriguing ingenue. 5x7 glass negative, G.G. Bain Collection. View full size.
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