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Castle of Commerce: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 8:22pm.
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Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905. "Chamber of Commerce." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Summit Cut: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 5:12pm.
Vermont circa 1905. "Summit Cut, Green Mountains." I see seven eight people here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
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Rutland: 1904
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/30/2010 - 9:32pm.
Rutland, Vermont circa 1904. "Merchants' Row." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Gotham Underground: 1904
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/30/2010 - 6:10pm.
New York circa 1904. "City Hall subway station." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Boston Market: 1904
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 6:45pm.
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1904. "Quincy Market." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Federal Taxi: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 12:41pm.
Washington, D.C., 1914. "Federal taxicab garage, 13th Street." These cabs served Union Station. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Ex Machina: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 11:43am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1918. "Machine for abstracting oil and petroleum." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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