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Motorcycle Mama: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 10:41am.
September 15, 1937. "First of fair sex to obtain motorcycle license in Capital. Although she weighs only 88 pounds -- one-third of the machine she rides, Mrs. Sally Halterman is the first woman to be granted a license to operate a motorcycle in the District of Columbia. She is 27 years old and 4 feet, 11 inches tall. Immediately after receiving her permit, Mrs. Halterman was initiated into the D.C. Motorcycle Club -- the only girl ever to be accorded this honor." View full size.
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Film Noir: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 9:55pm.
January 1941. "Foggy night in New Bedford, Massachusetts." Medium-format safety negative by Jack Delano. Office of War Information. View full size.
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Aliquippa: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 11:25am.
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January 1941. "Street in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania." Medium format safety negative by Jack Delano. Office of War Information. View full size.
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Golden Girl: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 8:44am.
"Miss Marjorie Joesting, August 2, 1926." Our third look at Marjorie, a Miss Washington, D.C., who was runner-up at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Crackerbox: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 05/11/2009 - 10:58pm.
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January 1940. "Family living in a 'crackerbox' slum tenement in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania." Medium-format nitrate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
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Mauch Chunk: 1940
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August 1940. "Polish family living on High Street in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania." Medium format nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the FSA. View full size.
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Pittsburgh: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 05/11/2009 - 11:29am.
January 1940. "Long stairway in mill district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium-format nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the FSA. View full size.
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