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Cafe Ginza: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 3:07pm.
San Francisco on Dec. 8, 1941. "Japanese restaurant, Monday morning after the attack on Pearl Harbor." Empires may crumble and Reichs turn to dust, but the Coca-Cola Company endures. Photo by John Collier. View full size.
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War News: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 11:07am.
December 8, 1941. "Corner of Montgomery and Market streets. Monday morning after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor." Photo by John Collier. View full size.
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War Chef: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 4:39pm.
December 8, 1941. San Francisco. "North Beach Italian restaurant during blackout." Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier. View full size.
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Cafe Society: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/29/2012 - 9:19pm.
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December 1941. "Hot Shoppe restaurant. Washington, D.C." A smoking Hot Shoppe. Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier. View full size.
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Girls' Night Out: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 5:10pm.
December 1941. Washington, D.C. "Washington Hot Shoppe restaurant." Tableware, clothes, shoes -- discuss! Photo by John Collier. View full size.
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Faces in the News: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 11/25/2012 - 6:43am.
October 1941. "Manikins in store window. Amsterdam, New York." Faces in the News, and vice versa. Medium-format negative by John Collier. View full size.
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Hot Shoppe: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 9:27am.
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December 1941. Washington, D.C. "Hot Shoppe restaurant." Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier. View full size.
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Barge Wife: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 2:40pm.
October 1941. "This barge wife is painting up the ship. Erie Canal, New York." Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier. View full size.
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