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Snowbirds: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 1:59am.
January 1941. Sarasota, Florida. "Guests of trailer park enjoying the sun and sea breeze at the beach." Nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Eggs in Nest: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 11:15pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Howard University classroom." On the blackboard: egg recipes. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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Texas Tomatoes: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 6:41pm.
March 1939. San Antonio, Texas. "Wives of vegetable peddlers sometimes accompany their husbands to the early morning market." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Old School: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 4:32pm.
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"Head of a Girl, 1905." Hampton, Virginia. "Girl at elementary school affiliated with the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute." Gum bichromate print by pioneering fine-art photographer Fred Holland Day (1864-1933), whose work we'll be seeing more of every Sunday for the next few months. View full size.
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iTunes: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 4:38am.
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April 1939. "White migrant strawberry picker playing guitar in his tent near Hammond, Louisiana." Safety negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
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King Copper: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 9:29pm.
Houghton, Michigan, circa 1905. "Loading copper on steamer Juniata." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Varsity Stickman: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 2:14pm.
1924. "Lewis, Maryland Agricultural College." Gomer Lewis, University of Maryland lacrosse star. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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