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Circus Baby: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 11:58am.
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Washington, D.C. "Alice Longworth & Paulina at circus. May 11, 1926." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
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Fashion Victims: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 8:35pm.
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August 18, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Miss Beatrice Beck, daughter of Solicitor General James M. Beck." View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
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More Mascots: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 11:39am.
New York, 1917. Another shot of the sailors and mascots aboard the U.S.S. Recruit, a mock battleship moored in Union Square as a Naval recruiting station. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
Mascots: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 12:11pm.
New York, 1917. "Mascots aboard Recruit." Furry/feathery companions for sailors on the "landship" in Union Square. View full size. G.G. Bain Collection.
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Hosed: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 06/07/2008 - 11:33am.
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Crow Girl: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/18/2008 - 12:43pm.
Marion Gaynor, daughter of New York Mayor William J. Gaynor, and her pet crow "Pete" circa 1910. View full size. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Marion, an animal lover whose first of four marriages came when she was 16, died after a train hit her car at a Long Island grade crossing in 1944.
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Capture the Wabbit: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 12:22pm.
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1920. "Sham battle, Camp Meade" (Fort Meade, Maryland). View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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