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May Day: 1915
May 1, 1915. "Friendship charity fete, general view." A May Day benefit for the Washington Diet Kitchen Association at Friendship. The McLean family estate was decked out in springtime's palette, a veritable a riot of grays. View full size.
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Hello Up There: 1942
August 1942. Corpus Christi, Texas. "Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs Department of the Naval Air Base, talking with one of the men." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Howard Hollem. View full size.
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El Paso: 1903
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Under the Weather: 1922
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Billy the Kid: 1929
June 18, 1929. "Stimson goat 'Billy the Kid,' National Zoo." An angora from Texas, Billy was a junior member of the goat menagerie belonging to Secretary of State Henry Stimson. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Hyman the Newsie: 1909
March 1909. New Haven, Connecticut. "12-year-old newsboy, Hyman Alpert, been selling three years. Spends evenings in Boys Club." I bet Hy was a pretty good newsie. Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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Grand Palace: 1921
Washington circa 1921. "Grand Palace shoe shining parlor, 719½ 14th St. N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Capricorns: 1929
September 5, 1929. "Wm. Hamilton Bones, Stimson Goat." Another shot of the tobacco-chewing goat owned by Secretary of State Henry Stimson. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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