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D.C. DJ: 1931
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 04/18/2014 - 12:02pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1931. "Man with portable radio receiver and phonograph." Who seems to be using the amplifier to play a record into a microphone. Note handy "Radio Spectrum" chart. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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The Clean Team: 1956
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 6:49pm.
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Jan. 19, 1956. Wellington, New Zealand. "Anthony and Paul Banks with a Hoover washing machine." The pint-size washer for small families. View full size.
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Hang On There: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 2:11pm.
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1914. "Cats in coveralls on chin-up bar." Photo by Harry Whittier Frees, patient poser of anthropomorphic puppies and kitschy kittens. View full size.
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Mizpah Arch: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 11:27am.
Denver, Colorado, circa 1908. "Welcome arch at Union Depot looking down 17th Street." The arch, with the Hebrew benediction "mizpah" soon replacing WELCOME on the other (departure) side, was torn down in 1931. View full size.
Hatchlings: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 9:52pm.
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October 1942. "New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the North American Aviation plant in Kansas City, Kansas." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Fear Factor: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 3:04pm.
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New York, 1942. Kathryn Crum, the wife of bandleader Eddie South, in the dental chair. Another of Albert Fenn's uncaptioned photos from the OWI archive. Now, Mrs. South, if you'll just open a little wider, this won't hurt a bit. View full size.
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Federal Fortification: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/16/2014 - 11:54am.
1864. "Point of Rocks, Virginia (vicinity). Redoubt 'Zabriskie' on Appomattox River." Civil War glass negative collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
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