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A Place in the Sun: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/24/2007 - 12:42am.
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Ponderosa: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 5:56pm.
A dead but picturesque pine tree frames this view of Moreno Valley in Colfax County, New Mexico. February 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome trans- parency: John Collier, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information.
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Hit the Grit: c1905
Submitted by Ken on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 2:51pm.
A railroad worker with a club, maybe a hobo nighthawk, straddles train cars while chasing off a tramp. Brown Brothers, c1905. View full size.
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Dandelions and Daisies: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 2:20pm.
A springtime carpet of dandelions and daisies in Vermont, June 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by John Collier. I see clover and daisies, but nothing that looks very dandeliony to me. Are the orange flowers dandelions?
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Made for Each Other: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 6:10am.
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Preparing a model of the B-25 bomber for the wind tunnel at North American Aviation's plant at Inglewood, California. October 1942. The model maker holds an exact miniature reproduction of the type of bomb the plane will carry. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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Dark Circus: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 6:09am.
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Preparing for Circus Week at Madison Square Garden, New York. March 21, 1913. 5x7 glass plate negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
Vacation Circus: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 6:09am.
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