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String Theory: 1952
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 8:30pm.
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Linda and the gang circa 1952. Hey kids, go fly a kite! (But watch out for those power lines.) 35mm Kodachrome slide found on eBay. View full size.
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Little Creek: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 5:21pm.
July 1938. "General store and post office in Little Creek, Delaware. A fishing village." Medium format negative by John Vachon. View full size.
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A to Z: 1933
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 7:41am.
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November 1933. Kingsport, Tennessee. "Ola Brooks of Mount Carmel. This girl is placing index tabs, applied with tweezers. A moderate degree of skill is required to get tabs in the right place and in the right position. This girl came to the Kingsport Press directly from a farm and has been working only two months." Another of Lewis Hine's photos for the Tennessee Valley Authority. View full size.
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Noble Riggers: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:08pm.
Detroit circa 1906. "Belle Isle ferry dock." A good place to pick up a yacht sail. The steamer Garland, seen earlier here. 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
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Family Style: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:29pm.
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March 1943. Rochester, New York. "The Babcocks at the dinner table." Continuing the saga of war worker Howard Babcock and his family. Large-format negative by Ralph Amdursky for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Sale To-day: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 1:02pm.
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Circa 1905. "Nassau Street, New York City." So, $3.50. By the hour? By the pound? Oh wait. Per pair. Detroit Publishing glass negative. View full size.
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Blair House: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:14am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "7221 Blair Road." Someone's at the door. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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