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Stewart's Root Beer 1940
Submitted by wvsky on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 10:36am.
Stewart's Root Beer stand on Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston, West Virginia. Fifth girl from the left is my Aunt Doris at 15 years of age. This drive-in was very popular in its day. Later a Shoney's would be built here, and then a Captain D's. View full size.
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The Ink Spot: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 11:04pm.
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Washington circa 1922. "Government Printing Office, restaurant on top floor." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size.
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Canadian Chicken
Submitted by gblawson on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 9:14pm.
The staff of a "summer restaurant" somewhere in Southern Ontario. 8x10 black and white print. View full size.
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Naked Lunch: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/14/2009 - 2:15pm.
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Washington circa 1920. "Barretta interior, 9 (maybe G) St." The nice thing about glazed wallpaper is it's so easy to keep clean. Nat'l Photo Co. View full size.
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Shoo's: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 3:00pm.
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Washington circa 1917. Shoomaker's saloon at 1311 E Street N.W. after having moved from 1331 E Street in late 1914. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. Thanks to Quondam Washington for the inspiration.
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Southern Belle: 1956
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 1:50pm.
South Carolina, 1956. More from this series of pictures on life in the South. Color transparency by Margaret Bourke-White, Life magazine archive. View full size.
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American Idol: 1956
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 1:49pm.
More from the South Carolina roadhouse. So far I've found five pictures of these two mixing it up, either wrestling or dancing. The captions don't say anything about what's going on, but the girl seems delighted. Color transparency by Margaret Bourke-White, Life magazine image archive. View full size.
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