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Guys and Dolls: 1942
Spring 1942. "Detroit, Michigan. Girls coming out of the Highland Park Chrysler plant." Photo by Arthur Siegel for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Rotorua Cadillac: 1938
New Zealand circa 1938. "Cadillac 353 V8 service car operated by Rotorua Motors." Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. View full size.
- 4 comments
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The Railyard: 1942
November 1942. "Chicago. Looking toward the north classification yard and retarder operator's tower at an Illinois Central railroad yard." Medium-format negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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City Hall Park: 1905
Manhattan circa 1905. "City Hall and Park, New York." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Farm Fresh: 1917
1917. "City Market. Washington, D.C." Our third glimpse of this produce market. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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San Francisco: 1927
"San Francisco views, 1927." On Pine Street, looking east at the 32-story Russ Building. 4x5 nitrate negative by Arnold Genthe. View full size.
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Happy New Year: 1943
January 1, 1943. "New York. Blowing horns on Bleecker Street on New Year's Day." Photo by Marjory Collins, Office of War Information. View full size.
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American Bandstand: 1959
Shorpy wishes you a Rockin' New Year!
1959. "American Bandstand emcee Dick Clark with teenagers on the set of the show." From color transparencies by Phillip Harrington and Howell Conant for the Look magazine assignment "Dick Clark Talks to Teenagers." View full size.
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A Sandwich for Junior: 1955
May 3, 1955. "Family picnicking and barbecuing outdoors." Color transparency from photos by Arthur Rothstein and Bob Dierks for the Look magazine assignment "America Is Bit by the Barbecue Bug." View full size.
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Can You Hear Me Now: 1925
1925. Washington, D.C. "Broadcasting equipment." Adjusting the "modulator tube filament rheostat." Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
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Jonas Glass Works: 1909
November 1909. "A group of workers in Jonas Glass Works, Minotola, N.J. These are typical of conditions in Southern New Jersey although one finds, occasionally, a few younger workers." Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
Coal, Water, Sand: 1942
November 1942. "Chicago. Locomotives loading up with coal, water and sand at an Illinois Central Railroad yard before going out on the road." Medium-format negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Ridgewood Avenue: 1904
Circa 1904. "Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona, Florida." And the surrey with the fringe on top. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
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Class Warfare: 1940
Washington, D.C., circa 1940. "Ernest Kendall, teacher of U.S. Capitol pages." Note old-school schoolboy mischief. Photo by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.
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Bourbon Boys: 1924
Bourbon Street and Ursulines Avenue circa 1924. "New Orleans organ grinder." Nitrate negative by Arnold Genthe. View full size.
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