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I Feel a Draft: 1917

New York, 1917. Examining a potential recruit aboard the Recruit. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.

New York, 1917. Examining a potential recruit aboard the Recruit. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.

 

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I nominate this...

...a top 10 Shorpy headline and photo pairing for 2008.

Goober Pea

[We humbly thank you. Alternate title: "Feeling a little draftee." - Dave]

Above the Scale

The suitcase on the small staircase is most likely a scale. I'm curious what the paper tacked above it says.

[We'll see it again before long. - Dave]

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