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Weather Report: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 10:54am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "U.S. Weather Bureau kiosque, Pennsylvania Avenue." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Fire and Ice: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 6:00am.
Circa 1900. "Detroit River. Car ferry Michigan Central turning in ice." Our third look at one of these railcar transports. Detroit Publishing. View full size.
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Weather Bureau: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 9:39am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "U.S. Weather Bureau, exterior." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Paint and Body: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 5:42pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Joseph McReynolds service station." Our third look at this establishment. National Photo glass negative. View full size.
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Guys and Dogs: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 1:29am.
Orange, Virginia, circa 1910. "Woodberry Forest baseball team." And a couple of mascots. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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The Joy of Canning: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 11:49pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1917. "Agriculture, Department of." Two young people wearing 4-H patches. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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The Big Bang: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 8:08pm.
City Point, Virginia. "Wharves after the explosion of ordnance barges on August 4, 1864." Wet-plate glass negative from photographs of the main Eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865. View full size.
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