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Roxy Theatre: 1932
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 12:27am.
Nov. 22, 1932. The Roxy Theatre on 49th Street. View full size. Photograph by Gottscho-Schleisner. 5x7 acetate negative, Gottscho-Schleisner Collection.
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Blitzen Benz: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 12:25am.
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May 25, 1911. Bob Burman and his "Blitzen Benz," a month after setting a world speed record in the car. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Awful Sick: January 1, 1910
Submitted by Ken on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 8:29pm.
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Irtysh and Tobol Rivers: 1912
Submitted by Ken on Fri, 07/20/2007 - 4:16am.
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The confluence of the Irtysh and Tobol rivers in the Russian Empire. Photograpy by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, 1912. View full size
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Rodah Horton House: 1934
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 07/15/2007 - 2:32pm.
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Home built by Rodah Horton in 1843 on the Meridian Pike near Huntsville, Alabama. The Greek Revival portico was added around the time of the Civil War. View full size. 1934 photograph for the Historic American Buildings Survey.
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Exchange Court: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 07/15/2007 - 1:20am.
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New York, 1920. Exchange Court Building at 52 Broadway and Exchange Place. View full size. Photograph by Irving Underhill. Completed in 1898, the structure was rebuilt with additional floors and a modern facade in 1980-82.
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