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NEW / OLD FROM THE VINTAGRAPH VAULTS >> 10 CLASSIC SUMMER PHOTOS
Stars and Stripes: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 3:33pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1915. "Birth of the American flag." View full size.
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W.M. Freeny: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 12:24pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "W.M. Freeny Co., front." The W.M. Freeny men's clothing store on 14th Street. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
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Board Track: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 10:52pm.
July 11, 1925. "Auto races at Laurel, Maryland." The 1⅛-mile wooden oval at Laurel Speedway. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
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1971: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Submitted by tterrace on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 9:27pm.
August 1971 On vacation again, this time camping with my brother and sister-in-law at Hoopa, California. I'm not sure if my expression reflects my real mood, or if I'm just being a wise guy. Note how I set up this self-timer Kodachrome so that I was the one in focus. View full size.
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Bunk Car: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 2:54pm.
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March 1943. "Iden, New Mexico. One of the bunk cars for section workers of a train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn." Medium-format nitrate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
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The Bunny Chair: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 6:27am.
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"Donald R. Johnson, portrait, 1935." Harris & Ewing glass neg. View full size.
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The Kitchen Clock: 1918
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 4:04am.
Washington, D.C., circa 1918. "The Kitchen Clock." Which I'll just bet is a play about a kitchen that comes to life at the stroke of midnight. View full size.
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