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Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 6:29pm.
Summer 1938. "Tourist signs in Central Ohio." From a series of photos taken along Route 40. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the FSA.
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Red Robin: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 12:03pm.
"Cold drinks on the Fourth of July" at the Red Robin Coffee Shop in Vale, Oregon. The year was 1941. Can we stay just a little longer? View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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Tasty Hamburgers: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 12:47am.
April 1941. "Lunch wagon for Negroes. Chicago, Illinois." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
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Bevo 10 Cents: 1917
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 12/15/2007 - 6:04am.
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March 15, 1917. Oklahoma City. Jack Ryan is 6-year-old newsie who lives at 126½ West Reno Street. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Hector's Palace of Sweets: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/27/2007 - 11:23pm.
November 1937. Neon sign for Hector’s Palace of Sweets Cafe in Crosby, North Dakota. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.
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Tables for Ladies
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/22/2007 - 8:37am.
Thanksgiving maskers outside a restaurant circa 1911, when a turkey dinner with all the fixings was 40 cents. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
Pete's Bar: 1950
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 7:59pm.
1950. Pete's Bar at Washington Market in Lower Manhattan. Photo by Al Aumuller, New York World-Telegram & Sun. View full size.
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