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Chenoa Depot: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 4:36pm.
Circa 1905. "Station & buildings at Chenoa, Illinois." Plus: circus posters! 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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G-Man: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 3:41pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1920. "Bill Dudack, Georgetown University basketball." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
Uprooted: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 5:48pm.
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July 1940. Berrien County, Michigan. "Migrant mother of family from Arkansas in roadside camp of cherry pickers." Our second look at the lady seen here last week. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon. View full size.
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Whiskey Wine Brandy Gin: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 11:09am.
September 1939. "Liquor store in Gateway District, Minneapolis." 35mm negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Boys to Men: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 11:09am.
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November 1935. Prince George's County, Maryland. "CCC boys at work." Another one of those Civilian Conservation Corps projects that involved lots of photogenic exertion. 35mm negative by Carl Mydans for the FSA. View full size.
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Chicken Salad Sandwich: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 2:28am.
October 1914. "Table boy in a Montgomery. Alabama, drug store. Many of these boys work until midnight, and some are very young." Hey kid -- one peppermint caramel venti latte to go. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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Holey Water: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 2:05am.
British Mandate Palestine circa 1940. "Solomon's Pools becomes a picnic & swimming resort. Taking a dive into the deep water of the upper pool." Another glimpse of the young lady seen here sans moth holes. Nitrate negative by the American Colony Photo Department/Matson Photo Service. View full size.
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