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The Omaha Kid: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 4:00pm.
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November 1938. "Lower Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska." 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Starlight Park: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 1:29pm.
June 1921. Eleanor Tierney at Starlight Park on the Bronx River at 177th Street. Eleanor, a Broadway chorus girl, married a banker and ended up in Larchmont. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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Soldiers and Nurses
Submitted by bronson on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 8:32am.
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The place and provenance of this photo are unknown to me. Scanned from a large print. Perhaps someone can identify the uniforms? View full size.
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Confederate Veterans: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 1:41am.
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The Gray and the gray. "Confederate veteran reunion, Washington, 1917." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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A Garden Party: 1929
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 1:35am.
June 27, 1929. "President and Mrs. Hoover greeting their guests at White House reception for veterans." National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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Thanksgiving: May 1925
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 1:30am.
May 21, 1925. "White House garden party for wounded veterans. President and Mrs. Coolidge greeting guests." National Photo glass negative. View full size.
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The Big Game: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 12:04am.
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Washington, 1912. "Football. Georgetown-Carlisle game; Glenn Warner." (Not pictured: Five bare-chested rowdies with H-O-Y-A-S spelled out in lipstick across their ribs.) Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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