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The Dakota: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 10/08/2010 - 4:05pm.
New York circa 1912. "Dakota Apartments, Central Park West and West 72nd Street." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Patience and Fortitude: 1911
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The New York Public Library (last seen here sans lions) around the time of its opening in 1911. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size.
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The Duchess of Dallas: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 10/08/2010 - 2:05am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Miss Inez Thomas of Dallas, Texas." Who represented her city as the Duchess of Dallas at the 1916 San Antonio Fiesta. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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We Love a Parade: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 10/07/2010 - 8:24pm.
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September 1939. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Boys watching Letter Carriers Convention Parade." 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon. View full size.
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Stony Point Tavern: 1935
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Albemarle County, Virginia, 1935. "Stony Point Tavern. Nathaniel Burnley, proprietor, 1820-1829." Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.
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Boats Abuilding: 1906
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Ecorse, Michigan, circa 1906. "Great Lakes Engineering Works." Another view of this bustling shipyard on the Detroit River. Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
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Down the River: 1906
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The Savannah River circa 1906. "Down the river -- Savannah, Georgia." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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