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Bottoms Up: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 12:09am.
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October 2, 1923. Another shot of those Danish athletes at the Pension Building in Washington, D.C. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
The Thorndyke Boy: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/16/2008 - 11:52am.
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Neck and Neck: 1926
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1926. Washington, D.C. Photographing the photographing of giraffes at the National Zoo. View full size. 4x5 glass negative, National Photo Company.
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Girl Shooters: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 11:43pm.
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On the Road: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 11:26pm.
February 1939. Calipatria, Imperial Valley. Car on siding across tracks from pea packing plant. Twenty-five year old itinerant, originally from Oregon. "On the road eight years, all over the country, every state in the union, back and forth, pick up a job here and there, traveling all the time." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.
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Denmark's Finest: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 10:06pm.
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October 4, 1923. Washington, D.C. Danish athletes at the Pension Office Building. View full size | Rear view. 5x7 glass negative, National Photo Company.
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Ball in Play: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 5:40pm.
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