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Fate of the Rebel Flag: 1861
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:08pm.
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Available as a Juniper Gallery Fine-Art Print, "Fate of the Rebel Flag" is the second of a pair of patriotic lithographs with a militantly Unionist theme based on paintings by William Bauly and issued by New York art publisher William Schaus in September 1861 at the start of the Civil War. In a spectacular nocturnal scene, a large warship sinks and burns, the flames taking on the configuration of the first flag of the Confederacy, the blue field with seven stars being formed by the night sky. Lightning strikes the flag from the upper left. View full size.
Boston Market: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:07pm.
Late at night. Boston market. Many young venders. October 1909. View full size. 5x7 glass negative by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Brown Mine: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 8:50pm.
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October 1908. Digging coal by machinery at the Brown Mine in West Virginia. Note open-flame headlamps. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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A Gentle Reminder: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 8:38pm.
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1938 WPA silkscreen poster promoting oral hygiene. Artist unknown. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection. Now available as a print!
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A Fast Crowd: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:48am.
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June 18, 1916. Sunday recreation at Sandy Beach for mill boys ages 14-16. Fall River, Massachusetts. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
Horseplay: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:43am.
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Mill boys showing off at Sandy Beach. June 1916. Fall River, Massachusetts. View full size. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. What else are these boys up to? Read on.
Peyton Place: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:41am.
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June 1916. "Pick-up at Sandy Beach merry-go-round. Girls are 14-16. Wearing short dresses." View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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