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- The church is still standing and is actively used
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Trailer Tyke: 1941
January 1941. "Playing outside trailer home in Sarasota, Fla., trailer park." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
- 7 comments
- 7575 reads
The Conversation: 1922
San Francisco. "Cadillac coupe." A rare extant marque in the Shorpy Concours of Quaint Conveyances. Glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
- 4 comments
- 8831 reads
Alt-Atlanta: 1938
May 1938. "General store and railroad crossing, Atlanta, Ohio." Which way to the ATM? 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
- 10 comments
- 16161 reads
Five O'Clock Shadows: 1941
July 1941. "Five o'clock crowds, Chicago." Noir in the afternoon. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
- 3 comments
- 8703 reads
Our Marry Band: 1925
Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Ashdown, Mrs. Raymond." June is just around the corner, down the stairs. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 10283 reads
New York Central: 1905
Circa 1905. "New York Central railroad station, Rochester." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 9373 reads
High Modern: 1960
July 8, 1960. "New York City views. Seagram Building plaza, from 400 Park Avenue roof." Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
- 12 comments
- 10176 reads
The Silent Army: 1925
May 26, 1925. "Gen. Pershing at Arlington National Cemetery." Standing watch: masts for the Navy's wireless station, built in 1912 at Fort Myer. View full size.
- 5 comments
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