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Brown Mine: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 8:50pm.
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October 1908. Digging coal by machinery at the Brown Mine in West Virginia. Note open-flame headlamps. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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A Gentle Reminder: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 8:38pm.
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1938 WPA silkscreen poster promoting oral hygiene. Artist unknown. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection. Now available as a print!
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A Fast Crowd: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:48am.
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June 18, 1916. Sunday recreation at Sandy Beach for mill boys ages 14-16. Fall River, Massachusetts. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
Horseplay: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:43am.
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Mill boys showing off at Sandy Beach. June 1916. Fall River, Massachusetts. View full size. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. What else are these boys up to? Read on.
Peyton Place: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:41am.
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June 1916. "Pick-up at Sandy Beach merry-go-round. Girls are 14-16. Wearing short dresses." View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
'Pick-up' in the Park: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 9:38am.
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June 1916. A Sunday afternoon "pick-up" at Sandy Beach. Girls about 15. Fall River, Massachusetts. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
Kids These Days: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/27/2007 - 1:02am.
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June 1916. Sandy Beach near Fall River, Massachusetts. "Two girls in foreground about 15. Mr. Tebbutt says dance hall bad conditions. Penny picture machine attracting crowds." View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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