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Vintage photos of:
New Orleans circa 1900. "The French Market, Decatur and Peters Streets." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
June 1939. "Country store. Wagoner County, Oklahoma." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Washington, D.C., circa 1937. "American Security & Trust Company, 15th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue N.W." Points of interest include the streetcar switch tower (examples of which can also be seen here, here and here), and emergency call box with colored globe. Safety negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.
New York, 1949. Another Kodachrome slide of Times Square sent to us by Shorpy member RalphCS, this one taken at the Trans-Lux theater on Broadway. Who's up to see some shorts and then grab a bite at the Automat? View full size.
New York, 1949. This Kodachrome slide of Broadway at Times Square arrived by postal mail a few weeks ago from Shorpy member RalphCS, who snagged it at a yard sale. Good work and thanks! There are a few more to come. View full size.
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, circa 1905. "Lawn tennis courts, Pocono Mountain House." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
1905. "Lackawanna Railway station, Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Chicago circa 1906. "Lake Shore Drive, Jackson Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.