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Fifth Avenue Easter: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 04/06/2007 - 3:35pm.
Easter 1913. Fifth Avenue, New York. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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St. Patrick's Easter: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 04/06/2007 - 3:33pm.
Easter 1911. St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size. Note the pair of Hansom cabs, named after the inventor (Joseph Hansom) and the type of carriage (cabriolet). Hansom cabriolets fitted with taximeters became known as taxicabs. Note the "curtain" in front of the cab -- to keep the passenger from having to see the horse do what horses do.
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Madison County, Montana: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 03/29/2007 - 12:22pm.
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Shepherd with his horse and dog on Gravelly Range, Madison County, Montana. August 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee.
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The Banana Wagon: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/26/2007 - 4:36am.
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May 1943. Houston, Texas. "Old house fruit stand on Franklin Street." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. 900 Franklin Street today from above. View full size.
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Elizabeth Street: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/27/2007 - 6:28am.
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March 1912. "Row of tenements, 260 to 268 Elizabeth St., New York, in which a great deal of finishing of clothes is carried on." View full size. 268 Elizabeth Street, in Little Italy, is now a "luxe sweater bar" called Sample; 258 (Kips Bay) is a handbag boutique called Token. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Al and Joe: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/16/2007 - 9:53pm.
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Alfred Gengreau, 20 Beaudry St., Joseph Miner, 15 Water St. Both work in Mr. Baker's room. Indian Orchard Mill. Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. September 1911. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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In the Tunnel: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/16/2007 - 1:25am.
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September 1908. Gary, West Virginia. "Drivers and Mules in a coal mine where much of the mining and carrying is done by machinery. Open flame on oil headlamps." View full size.
From the Web site of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Museum of Anthracite Mining in Ashland:
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