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Bloomer Girl: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 6:22am.
"H. Kazenarek, woman baseball player." Her teammates included Belle North and Regina Gross. 5x7 glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.
City Hall: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 8:16pm.
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Circa 1906. "City Hall, Louisville, Kentucky." Continuing our survey of public buildings in the Derby City. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
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International Newsreel: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 2:52pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1924. "Van Tine & Johnson." Harry Van Tine and Joe Johnson in a photographic survey of Washington-area lensmen. View full size.
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Be It Ever So Humble: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:20pm.
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November 1938. "Shack of day laborer who works in sugarcane fields near New Iberia. He comes from a parish in northern Louisiana." 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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The Bun Also Rises: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 4:35am.
January 1939. St. Louis, Missouri. "Grain elevator on riverfront." 35mm negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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The Colonnade: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:43pm.
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Circa 1907. "Colonnade, Central Park, Louisville, Kentucky." In addition to the gleaming white public buildings seen here earlier, the Derby City was also home to many gleaming white people. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
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Woof: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 1:59pm.
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Circa 1906. "Union Station, Louisville, Kentucky." Continuing our architectural tour of the Derby City, with Fido as our guide. 8x10 glass neg. View full size.
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