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New York City: 1901
Submitted by Ken on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 10:13am.
New York City as seen from the Statue of Liberty circa 1901. Cyanotype by the Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.
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Riveting: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 6:43am.
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October 1942. Riveter at work on a bomber at the Consolidated Aircraft factory in Fort Worth. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Howard Hollem.
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December 7, 1941
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 6:39am.
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December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Small boat rescues a seaman from the 31,800-ton USS West Virginia. Note the two men in the superstructure. The USS Tennessee is inboard. View full size. Office of War Information.
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Big Bill Edwards: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 5:44am.
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William Edwards, a.k.a. Big Bill Edwards, collector of internal revenue for the Wall Street district and former Princeton football star, delivering a speech circa 1915. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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See America: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 10:04pm.
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From 1939 and Alexander Dux, a Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project poster promoting tourism. View full size. Now a fine-art print.
See You Next Fall
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 10:03pm.
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A 1939 Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project silkscreen poster promoting Sea Cliff, Long Island. View full size. Now a fine-art print.
Tidy That Tenement!
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 10:02pm.
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A 1937 Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project poster asking New Yorkers to keep the premises clean. View full size. Now a fine-art print.
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