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Island Swingers: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 6:16pm.
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St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1905. "Girls' playground, Harriet Island." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Pit Crew: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 3:06am.
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August 1940. "Port Gibson, Mississippi." Medium-format nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Neil Power: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 3:21am.
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April 1913. Rome, Georgia. Neil Power, 10 years old. Said "turns stockings in Rome Hosiery Mill." A shy, pathetic figure. "Hain't been to school much." Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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Little Cousin: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 3:21pm.
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August 1937. "Indian girl and her baby cousin. Blueberry pickers' camp, Littlefork, Minnesota." Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Hancock High: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 1:50pm.
Hancock, Michigan, circa 1906. "High School." How many pigtails will get dipped in inkwells today? Detroit Publishing Company glass negative. View full size.
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Where the Girls Are: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 8:31pm.
Chicago, Illinois, circa 1905. "Children's bathing beach, Lincoln Park." We return to the shores of Lake Michigan under the watchful gaze of Officer K. Kop. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Lincoln Park: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 12:05pm.
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Chicago circa 1905. "Children's bathing beach, Lincoln Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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