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Ghost Crossing: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 9:58am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1915. "Bond Building, Washington Herald." Watch out for the ectoplasmic pedestrians. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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Mrs. T and Trailer: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 10:19pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1925. "Mrs. Carl T. Thoner with 'Trailer.' " National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Facebook: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 8:13pm.
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January 1909. Tifton, Georgia. "Workers in the Tifton Cotton Mills. All these children were working or helping, 125 in all. Some of the smallest have been there one year or more." Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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New Deal: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 4:53pm.
March 1936. Vicksburg, Mississippi. "Vicksburg Negroes and shop front." A close-up of the New Deal barbershop seen in the previous post. Nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Barbershop Row: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 10:16am.
March 1936. Vicksburg, Mississippi. "Vicksburg Negroes and shop front." 8x10 nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Resettlement Admin. View full size.
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Sweet Home Alabama: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 10:42pm.
December 1935. "Sidewalk scene in Selma, Alabama." Large-format nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Drawn From Life: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 2:31pm.
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New York circa 1925. "Art Class (commercial)." The certificate or diploma on the wall bears the name of East Side Continuation School. View full size.
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Sewing Machines: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 12:15pm.
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New York, June 1925. "Girls' sewing class." The making of America's home- makers. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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