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Incline Saloon: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 10/02/2010 - 4:14pm.
Duluth, Minnesota, circa 1907. "Up the incline railway from Superior Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Edelweiss Cafe: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 09/24/2010 - 7:37am.
Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912. "Glaser's Edelweiss Cafe, Miami Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Fast Food: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 09/09/2010 - 11:37am.
A quick bite somewhere in Nebraska, October 1938. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Rainbow Vets Diner: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 09/07/2010 - 8:51am.
September 1936. "Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshire." 35mm nitrate negative by Carl Mydans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Telephone Rockfish: 1928
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 9:35am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1928. "Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. cafeteria showing presentation of rockfish." A caption that raises more questions than it answers. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Chinese Tuxedo: 1901
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 12:20pm.
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Circa 1901, continuing our tour of New York. "Doyers Street, Chinatown." A wholesome neighborhood where milk can be purchased "by the glass." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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