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Paper Drivers: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:02pm.
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May 1942. Washington, D.C. "Victory Program salvage drive. Schoolboy volunteers to go from house to home collecting scrap paper." Medium format nitrate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Stamps Gas Coke: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 3:28pm.
August 1937. "Post office in Gemmell, Minnesota." One-stop shopping for a variety of needs. Photo by Russell Lee, Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Ye Olde Gasolene Shoppe: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 12:48pm.
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Circa 1908. "Littleton, New Hampshire -- Main Street." Our third look at this bustling burg. Note the sign advertising AUTOMOBILE GASOLENE. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Music Woman: 1961
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:49am.
"Music Man" star Shirley Jones in 1961 with her kids, the future pop icons David and Shaun Cassidy. Photo by Earl Theisen for the Look magazine article "The Good Life of a Hollywood Bad Girl." View full size.
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Fountain of Youths: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:02pm.
September 1942. "New York. Drinking fountain in Central Park on Sunday." Photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Eyeshade Brigade: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 5:30pm.
September 1942. Continuing our backstage tour of the New York Times. "Newsroom. Copy readers at the telegraph desk, which handles all dispatches from the U.S. outside New York City. Man wears hat because of draught." Photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Incognito: 1966
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 1:19pm.
Caped crusaders in mufti: Adam West and Burt Ward in 1966, snapped on the "Batman" set in L.A. by Richard Hewett for Look magazine. View full size.
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