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Along the Wharves: 1905

1905. "Along the wharves -- Gloucester, Massachusetts." Starring the schooner Azorian. 8x10 inch glass transparency, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

1905. "Along the wharves -- Gloucester, Massachusetts." Starring the schooner Azorian. 8x10 inch glass transparency, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

 

Winter of '59

January 1959. "At the Mill Reef Club in Antigua." 35mm Kodachrome slide by Toni Frissell for the Sports Illustrated assignment "The Antigua Way of Life." View full size.

January 1959. "At the Mill Reef Club in Antigua." 35mm Kodachrome slide by Toni Frissell for the Sports Illustrated assignment "The Antigua Way of Life." View full size.

 

Anybody's Rhubarb: 1942

April 1942. "Provincetown, Massachusetts. Portuguese grocer." Our third visit to Anybody's Market, purveyor of Monarch Finer Foods. 4x5 acetate negative by John Collier. View full size.

April 1942. "Provincetown, Massachusetts. Portuguese grocer." Our third visit to Anybody's Market, purveyor of Monarch Finer Foods. 4x5 acetate negative by John Collier. View full size.

 

Anybody's Market: 1942

April 1942. Provincetown, Massachusetts. "Market in Portuguese fishermen's section." The grocery seen here in the previous post. 4x5 acetate negative by John Collier. View full size.

April 1942. Provincetown, Massachusetts. "Market in Portuguese fishermen's section." The grocery seen here in the previous post. 4x5 acetate negative by John Collier. View full size.

 

Portugrocer: 1942

April 1942. "Provincetown, Massachusetts. Portuguese grocer." 4x5 inch acetate negative by John Collier for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information. View full size.

April 1942. "Provincetown, Massachusetts. Portuguese grocer." 4x5 inch acetate negative by John Collier for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information. View full size.

 

Quequechan Crossing: 1910

Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1910. "Barnard and Wampanoag Mills, Quequechan River." Two historic textile mills. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1910. "Barnard and Wampanoag Mills, Quequechan River." Two historic textile mills. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Prove It: 1925

Washington, D.C. September 11, 1925. "Demonstration of auto safety fender." 4x5 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

SAFETY FENDER COMPANY TO GIVE TEST HERE

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "How to pick up a girl" will be practically illustrated tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock on Third street between Maryland and Pennsylvania avenues northwest.
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Using a human being in their demonstration, the manufacturers, under the supervision of the traffic director's office, will show a recently devised scoop, which is designed so that when attached to the front of an automobile striking a person, injury is averted. -- Washington Times, 9/10/25

Washington, D.C. September 11, 1925. "Demonstration of auto safety fender." 4x5 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

SAFETY FENDER COMPANY TO GIVE TEST HERE

        "How to pick up a girl" will be practically illustrated tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock on Third street between Maryland and Pennsylvania avenues northwest.
        Using a human being in their demonstration, the manufacturers, under the supervision of the traffic director's office, will show a recently devised scoop, which is designed so that when attached to the front of an automobile striking a person, injury is averted.
-- Washington Times, 9/10/25

 

Bettering Butter: 1942

May 1942. "Iowa State College. Ames, Iowa. Miss Jeanne Dougherty, graduate in Bacteriology, working in the laboratory in the Dairy Industry Department. She is conducting experiments on the effects of acids on flavor of butter." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

May 1942. "Iowa State College. Ames, Iowa. Miss Jeanne Dougherty, graduate in Bacteriology, working in the laboratory in the Dairy Industry Department. She is conducting experiments on the effects of acids on flavor of butter." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

 

Iowa State: 1942

May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "On the campus at Iowa State College." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information. View full size.

May 1942. Ames, Iowa. "On the campus at Iowa State College." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Information. View full size.

 

Candlelight Inn: 1951

January 18, 1951. "Patricia Murphy's Candlelight Inn restaurant. Manhasset, Long Island, New York. Garden Room." This was one of several Candlelight Inns operated by New York restaurateur Patricia Murphy (1905-1979), whose culinary trademark was the freshly baked popover. 4x5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

January 18, 1951. "Patricia Murphy's Candlelight Inn restaurant. Manhasset, Long Island, New York. Garden Room." This was one of several Candlelight Inns operated by New York restaurateur Patricia Murphy (1905-1979), whose culinary trademark was the freshly baked popover. 4x5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

 

Phila Up: 1904

Philadelphia, 1904. "Land Title Trust Building, Broad Street." The umpteenth appearance on these pages of this early skyscraper. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.

Philadelphia, 1904. "Land Title Trust Building, Broad Street." The umpteenth appearance on these pages of this early skyscraper. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.

 

Côte d’Azur: 1954

August 1954. Antibes, French Riviera. "The Sporting Look -- Beachwear. Sunbathers at the Eden Roc, Côte d'Azur." 35mm Kodachrome slide by Toni Frissell. View full size.

August 1954. Antibes, French Riviera. "The Sporting Look -- Beachwear. Sunbathers at the Eden Roc, Côte d'Azur." 35mm Kodachrome slide by Toni Frissell. View full size.

 

Gloucester P.O.: 1910

Circa 1910. "Post office -- Annisquam Station, Gloucester, Massachusetts." Plus, a Fish Market. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Circa 1910. "Post office -- Annisquam Station, Gloucester, Massachusetts." Plus, a Fish Market. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Golden Girl: 1960

June 18, 1960. "Rowing, Harvard-Yale Regatta. Crew race at New London, Connecticut." Here we are back aboard the Versatile, quaffing cocktails on the Thames with Cabin Boy and the Catch of the Day. Can he reel this one in? 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell. View full size.

June 18, 1960. "Rowing, Harvard-Yale Regatta. Crew race at New London, Connecticut." Here we are back aboard the Versatile, quaffing cocktails on the Thames with Cabin Boy and the Catch of the Day. Can he reel this one in? 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell. View full size.

 

Brooklyn Bound: 1910

New York circa 1910. "East River bridges from the Singer Tower" -- the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg spans. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

New York circa 1910. "East River bridges from the Singer Tower" -- the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg spans. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 
 
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