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Out and About: 1921
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Joy Ride: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/23/2008 - 4:47am.
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1924. Montgomery County, Maryland. "Elks Outing, Glen Echo." View full size. 4x5 glass negative, National Photo Company Collection.
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Coaster Dips: 1928
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 9:26pm.
1928. Roller coaster at the Glen Echo amusement park in Montgomery County, Maryland. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
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Proviso Freight House: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 8:58pm.
April 1943. "Chicago & North Western R.R. Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard. This is said to be the largest covered freight house in the world." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the OWI.
The Help Desk: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 7:35pm.
August 1864. Petersburg, Virginia. "Military telegraph operators at headquarters." Photograph from the main Eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865. View full size. Wet collodion glass plate negative from Civil War photographs compiled by Milhollen and Mugridge.
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H.E.F. and Lamb: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 6:29pm.
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1926 or 1927. Washington, D.C. "H.E.F. & lamb." Herbert E. French, the proprietor of National Photo. View full size. National Photo Company.
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Miss Fudge: 1921
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