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Glee: 1896
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:39pm.
1896. "Bachelors' Glee Club, U.S.S. Maine." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edward H. Hart for the Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Launch Party: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 2:24pm.
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September 2, 1905. St. Clair, Michigan. "Launch of steamer Frank J. Hecker." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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The Wild Bunch: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 3:22am.
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New York circa 1905. "Unloading at banana docks." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Williamsburg Bridge: 1904
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 11:11am.
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New York circa 1904. "Williamsburg Bridge over East River." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Excursionists: 1901
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:21pm.
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Circa 1901. "Sidewheeler Tashmoo." Our fourth look at the popular excursion steamer, which plied the Detroit River between Detroit and Port Huron. 8x10 inch glass negative by Lycurgus S. Glover, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
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Queens: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 7:42pm.
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Circa 1910. "City of New York municipal ferry Queens." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Hilda James: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:39pm.
September 1925. "Hilda James." The British swimmer and Olympic medalist shipboard in New York Harbor after retiring from amateur sports to "preside over the pool in a new transatlantic liner." Bain News Service. View full size.
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