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Jersey Shore: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 1:56pm.
"Belmar, on beach." Beachgoers at the New Jersey ocean resort of Belmar circa 1910. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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Patent Office: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 2:29am.
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American National: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 10:27pm.
Washington circa 1918. "American National Bank, F Street." Right next door to Harris & Ewing Photographers, who took so many of the photos (including this one) seen here on Shorpy. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Greetings From Asbury Park: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 5:57pm.
"Asbury Park, New Jersey." The North End Hotel on the Ocean Grove side of the boardwalk circa 1914. George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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Punching Bag: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 3:11pm.
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Ninety-Nine: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 11:42am.
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January 1943. Trampas, New Mexico. "Grandfather Romero, a member of the family of Juan Lopez, the majordomo, is ninety-nine years old." Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Triptych: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 4:19am.
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Arlington, Virginia, circa 1917. "Radio." Masts for the Navy's wireless station, built in 1912 at Fort Myer. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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