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NEW / OLD FROM THE VINTAGRAPH VAULTS >> 1939 WORLD'S FAIR
Homecoming: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 10:59pm.
1919. Washington, D.C. Back from the front. "U.S. Army. Return of soldiers." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Doggie in the Window: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 8:07pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1908. "Harris & Ewing. Exterior, old studio, F Street." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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High Society: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 5:10pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1939. "Henderson, Adrienne, Miss, portrait." The town, a night on, ready for. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Cow Town: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 11:50am.
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March 1943. "Hereford, Texas. Passing the depot on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Amarillo, Texas, and Clovis, New Mexico." Nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Cheese Lovers: 1924
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Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., 1924. "Chestnut Farms Dairy." The cottage cheese couple again, spooning in public. National Photo Co. View full size.
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And a Dog Named Gyp: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 12:24am.
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May 2, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Something new in auto tops. George R. Wharff of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, and Joseph Fossard returning from Florida. When they lost their top, they thatched it with palm leaves, which seem to answer every purpose. Gyp, their companion on the trip, has traveled 10,000 miles on the front fender as shown in the picture." National Photo glass negative. View full size.
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