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Capital Athletic: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/29/2008 - 4:27am.
May 1, 1926. Washington, D.C. Eight-oar shell crew of the Capital Athletic Club on the Potomac between the Francis Scott Key and Aqueduct bridges. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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He'll Knock Your Block Off: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 9:15pm.
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February 21, 1925. Washington, D.C. "William R. Whipp, Walter Edger Jr. and William Asher at the Racquet Club." View full size. National Photo Company.
Canoe Club: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 3:38pm.
1924. Washington Canoe Club rowers on the Potomac near the recently finished Key Bridge and older Aqueduct Bridge. View full size. National Photo Co.
Margaret Zolnay: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 12:24pm.
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June 18, 1925. "Miss Margaret Zolnay." Our second look at this beguiling ballerina. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Medium on M Street: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 1:03am.
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December 1937. At 703 M Street in Washington we have Madame LaBey, reader of palms and dispenser of advice "on all affairs of life." She's clairvoyant, but ring the doorbell anyway. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon.
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Hello Trouble: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 12:52am.
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December 1937. Midcity Cinema at 1223 Ninth Street NW in Washington, D.C. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the FSA.
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Dee's Cafe: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 7:02pm.
July 1941. "On the Main Street of Cascade, Idaho." View full size. 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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