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- Worst Part of the Day
- Puppy-dogs' tails
- Thet weren't called mangles for nothing
- Comfort level: Nil
- Alice & Jerry
- Snooze time
- Bright students
- So frilly they made me SQUEE!
- The rest of the story ...
- Fort Drum
- What's not to love
- Shorpy Filmstrip (R)
- Re: so young
- "From up here the people look like ants"
- Instant headache by first break
- Pop Quiz
- She looks so young!
- And speaking of light
- Broken promise
- From findagrave
- My Son
- Okade Coffee
- Off the Grid
- Pin Money
- Bright Eyes
- On the Grids
- Ford V8 passing a Chevy
- Those black dots on the wall
- Different genre
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American Lit: 1920
Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Congressional Library power plant." 8x6 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.
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Wheels Up: 1922
July 31, 1922. Laurel, Maryland. "Two B&O freights wrecked in head-on crash at Laurel switch." National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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Downtown: 1905
Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1905. "Fourth Street." Note the steamroller at right. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Moving Day: 1920
Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "28th Street apartments -- Times." The Hopscotch Gang eyes a potential recruit. 8x6 inch glass negative. View full size.
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Runaway: 1916
Runaways -- real ones, calculated to make your hair stand on end -- will be caught by members of the Traffic Squad. -- N.Y. Times
June 24, 1916. "Police show at Sheepshead Bay Speedway -- rescuing woman from runaway horse." A benefit for "widows and orphans of the men whose names are carried on the Honor Roll." 5x7 glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.
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Driver Ed: 1941
August 1941. "Tank driver. Fort Belvoir, Virginia." Medium format negative by John Collier. Office of War Information photo collection. View full size.
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Grand Trunk Station: 1905
Portland, Maine, circa 1905. "Grand Trunk Station, India Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Proceed With Caution: 1923
San Francisco circa 1923. "Stutz roadster at Golden Gate Park." Piloted by the lady last seen here. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
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