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Manunka Chunk: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 12:07am.
Warren County, New Jersey, circa 1900. "Manunka Chunk, east end of tunnel." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Hi Mom: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 3:16pm.
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August 29, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Plaza baby show." Happy Mother's Day from Shorpy! National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Texas Truckers: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 1:25am.
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February 1939. "Gas station. Edcouch, Texas." One-stop shopping for petroleum and petunias. Medium-format nitrate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
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Walnut Street: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/08/2010 - 1:57pm.
Kansas City, Missouri, circa 1906. "Walnut Street." Home of the $2 hat. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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The Hippodrome: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 10:38pm.
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"The Hippodrome, New York. A Yankee Circus on Mars." Which was the production that opened this 5,200-seat theater, the world's largest, in April 1905. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Dressed to Drive: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 11:48am.
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October 6, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Emily Dial, daughter of Senator Dial." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Ask About Our Brains: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 6:52am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Hoover & Denham." Which is which, the caption doesn't say. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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