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Vintage photos of:
May 15, 1925. "Jane Davis, Jimmy Davis & Theodore Amussen." Jane and her brother, seen here yesterday, were the children of Labor Secretary James Davis. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
Washington, D.C., 1925. "Better 'Ole Club Orchestra at the National Zoo." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
December 1, 1925. Miss Lois Hoover and pig out for a stroll in Washington. With a chauffeur to do the heavy lifting. View full size. National Photo Company.
December 1, 1925. Washington, D.C. "Miss Lois Hoover and pet pig." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
This is another original negative of the same truck, this time with two goats on it. View full size.
"Saks Fur Co. 1920 or 1921." Wintertime window display at the Washington, D.C., furrier featuring a taxidermy tie-in with the movie "Isobel, or the Trail's End." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
July 4, 1922. Takoma Park, Maryland. "Fourth of July celebration." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
April 22, 1925. Washington, D.C. "Nellie, pet of Johnny J. Jones Circus." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.