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Vital Foods: 1937
Washington, D.C., circa 1937. Exterior of the Happy News Cafe (described in a 1933 news item as "the new dietitian restaurant for the unemployed") at 1727 Seventh Street N.W. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
- 21 comments
- 23920 reads
Happy News Cafe: 1937
Washington, D.C., circa 1937. "Elder Michaux for United Mine Workers Fund. Happy News Cafe, 1727 7th St." Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
- 15 comments
- 24034 reads
Gotham: 1931
New York. December 15, 1931. "River House, 52nd Street and East River. Cloud study, noon, looking south from 27th floor." 5x7 safety negative by the prolific architectural photographer Samuel H. Gottscho. View full size.
- 22 comments
- 60383 reads
RCA: 1933
September 1, 1933. "Rockefeller Center, New York City. RCA Building, general view from the old Union Club." Our second look at 30 Rock in the past few days. 5x7 inch safety negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
- 12 comments
- 41315 reads
Take a Letter: 1920
Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Washington School for Secretaries building." 1419 F Street N.W. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
- 12 comments
- 12007 reads
The Upper Hand: 1919
1919. "Ralph E. Madsen, the tall cowboy, shaking hands with Senator Morris Sheppard at Capitol." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
- 9 comments
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Home Cooking: 1910
Circa 1910. Mixing up a big batch of "Salmonella Surprise." Scanned from the original 4x5 inch glass negative. View full size.
- 29 comments
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Arsenal: 1942
December 1942. Detroit, Michigan. "Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation. Stockpile of coal and iron ore." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Arthur Siegel for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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