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One Thin Dime: 1910

Detroit circa 1910. "Dime Savings Bank branch, Woodward Avenue at Milwaukee Avenue." In a sliver of a building also housing the offices of DR. MOODY and four fellow practitioners. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit circa 1910. "Dime Savings Bank branch, Woodward Avenue at Milwaukee Avenue." In a sliver of a building also housing the offices of DR. MOODY and four fellow practitioners. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Carnegie Hall: 1907

October 1907. "New York, N.Y. -- Carnegie Hall, West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

October 1907. "New York, N.Y. -- Carnegie Hall, West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Uneeda Lift: 1915

Circa 1915. "Mount Adams incline, Cincinnati, Ohio." An alternate view of the scene last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Circa 1915. "Mount Adams incline, Cincinnati, Ohio." An alternate view of the scene last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Mississippi Rising: 1910

Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa 1910. "First National Bank building, Washington and Clay streets." This junior skyscraper was the tallest building in the state when it was completed in 1907. Shopworn 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa 1910. "First National Bank building, Washington and Clay streets." This junior skyscraper was the tallest building in the state when it was completed in 1907. Shopworn 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Over the Ash Pit: 1942

December 1942. "Chicago, Illinois. Locomotive over the ash pit at the roundhouse at a Chicago & North Western railyard." Photo by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size.

December 1942. "Chicago, Illinois. Locomotive over the ash pit at the roundhouse at a Chicago & North Western railyard." Photo by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size.

 

On the Rocks: 1942

December 1942. "Chicago, Illinois. Icing a refrigerator car in the freight house at a Chicago & North Western railyard." Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

December 1942. "Chicago, Illinois. Icing a refrigerator car in the freight house at a Chicago & North Western railyard." Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Tulsa Tankers: 1942

October 1942. "Tulsa, Oklahoma. Loading rack at the Mid-Continent refinery, Tulsa station of the Great Lakes pipeline." Photo by John Vachon, Office of War Information. View full size.

October 1942. "Tulsa, Oklahoma. Loading rack at the Mid-Continent refinery, Tulsa station of the Great Lakes pipeline." Photo by John Vachon, Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Roast Beef: 1941

June 1941. "Detroit, Michigan. Neighborhood where Charles A. Lindbergh was born." The For-Ham Pharmacy (and Dutch's Real Way Roast Beef) at the intersection of West Forest and Hamilton avenues. Photo by Arthur S. Siegel, Office of War Information. View full size.

June 1941. "Detroit, Michigan. Neighborhood where Charles A. Lindbergh was born." The For-Ham Pharmacy (and Dutch's Real Way Roast Beef) at the intersection of West Forest and Hamilton avenues. Photo by Arthur S. Siegel, Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Good Night Nurse: 1943

January 1943. "Penasco, New Mexico. Evenings are long for Marjorie Muller [Mueller], in her lonely post as resident nurse at the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association." Acetate negative by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.

January 1943. "Penasco, New Mexico. Evenings are long for Marjorie Muller [Mueller], in her lonely post as resident nurse at the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association." Acetate negative by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

The Limo in Winter: 1908

        Russell A. Alger Jr. was instrumental in persuading the Packard Motor Car Company to move from Ohio to Michigan. He built a palatial Italian Renaissance style estate, "The Moorings," in Grosse Pointe. (Wikipedia)
Detroit circa 1908. "Packard Model 30 Limousine, Packard Motor Car Company. 'Auto -- Alger' on negative; 'R.A.A.' monogram on car door." Detroit Publishing glass negative. View full size.

        Russell A. Alger Jr. was instrumental in persuading the Packard Motor Car Company to move from Ohio to Michigan. He built a palatial Italian Renaissance style estate, "The Moorings," in Grosse Pointe. (Wikipedia)

Detroit circa 1908. "Packard Model 30 Limousine, Packard Motor Car Company. 'Auto -- Alger' on negative; 'R.A.A.' monogram on car door." Detroit Publishing glass negative. View full size.

 

On Olden Pond: 1900

Circa 1900. "Man and boy fishing with cane pole from shore." 8x10 inch glass copy negative of a print, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Circa 1900. "Man and boy fishing with cane pole from shore." 8x10 inch glass copy negative of a print, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

 

Lots of Tots: 1910

Detroit circa 1910. "Group in front of house, possibly schoolchildren and teachers. 'Mrs. R. Jacque' on negative." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit circa 1910. "Group in front of house, possibly schoolchildren and teachers. 'Mrs. R. Jacque' on negative." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Auto-da-Fête: 1908

Detroit circa 1908. "Packard touring car and tented entrance to club or dwelling." Door trim coordinated with the striped marquee. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing. View full size.

Detroit circa 1908. "Packard touring car and tented entrance to club or dwelling." Door trim coordinated with the striped marquee. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing. View full size.

 

Station A: 1912

May 10, 1912. "Gas holder, Station A, Detroit City Gas Company." Yet another gasometer abuilding. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

May 10, 1912. "Gas holder, Station A, Detroit City Gas Company." Yet another gasometer abuilding. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Ill-Freighted: 1909

April 28, 1909. Wyandotte, Michigan. "Launching party, steamer Benj. Noble." Early on the morning of April 28, 1914, five years to the day after she slid down the ways of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, the freighter Benjamin Noble went down in a squall on Lake Superior with the loss of all hands. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

April 28, 1909. Wyandotte, Michigan. "Launching party, steamer Benj. Noble." Early on the morning of April 28, 1914, five years to the day after she slid down the ways of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, the freighter Benjamin Noble went down in a squall on Lake Superior with the loss of all hands. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 
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