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Heavy Lifting: 1910
Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1910. "Brown hoist machines." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Fayette Street: 1910
Syracuse, New York, circa 1910. "Post Office, Fayette Street from Warren." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Long Branch Park: 1905
Onondaga County, New York, circa 1905. "Streetcar depot, Long Branch Park. Syracuse, Lake Shore and Northern Railroad." An interesting glimpse of the interurban system that served Syracuse and neighboring towns until the 1930s. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
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Hotel St. Charles: 1910
Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1910. "Hotel St. Charles." It's getting to be that time of year again -- the season for bathing-costumes, salt air and Boardwalk rolling chairs. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
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North Star: 1905
Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1905. "North Star at Henkel's elevator." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Smith Garage: 1920
Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Group, Wayne Smith garage." At this dealer in Haynes automobiles, management and labor pose for posterity. View full size.
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Wrecked Haynes: 1920
Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Wayne Smith Auto Co. -- wrecked Haynes sedan." Out second glimpse at the operations of this long-forgotten car dealer. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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America's First Car: 1920
"Wayne Smith Auto Co., front." Mr. Smith went to Washington, and built this dealership at the corner of M and 22nd. A street view of the building shortly after its completion in 1920. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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DC FD: 1923
Washington, D.C., 1923. "D.C. Fire Department baseball team." National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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Wood Street: 1910
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910. "Wood Street from Liberty Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Plaza Hotel: 1910
New York circa 1910. "Plaza Hotel." Yet another view of this aristocratic edifice. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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National Tube Works: 1910
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910. "Furnaces, National Tube Works." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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The Easter Parade: 1904
New York circa 1904. "Easter crowds on Fifth Avenue." Happy Easter from Shorpy! 8x10 dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
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The Egg and I: 1950
The little man in the nicely-pressed pants on Easter Sunday is me. Given the state of our lawn, you can see how hiding eggs in it was a snap. View full size.
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Yosemite: Mid-Fifties
Here we see our two companions yet again, albeit one of them with an odd choice of footwear (or lack thereof). tterrace says the car is a 1954 Ford. View full size
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