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Hood Ornament: 1948

April 7, 1948: "Woman with chest & stomach on mat, head up and hands behind her back holding her feet." View full size. New York World-Telegram & Sun photo by Phyllis Twatchman. (Looks like a cross between Madonna and Marilyn.)

April 7, 1948: "Woman with chest & stomach on mat, head up and hands behind her back holding her feet." View full size. New York World-Telegram & Sun photo by Phyllis Twatchman. (Looks like a cross between Madonna and Marilyn.)

 

Locomotive Cab: 1942

Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repairs at the Chicago & North Western 40th Street shops, Chicago. December 1942.  View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.

Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repairs at the Chicago & North Western 40th Street shops, Chicago. December 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.

 

Apparition: 1931

The Graf Zeppelin hovering over Jerusalem. April 11, 1931. View full size. Dry plate glass negative. American Colony Photo Department.

The Graf Zeppelin hovering over Jerusalem. April 11, 1931. View full size. Dry plate glass negative. American Colony Photo Department.

 

Push Harder: 1908

Clement-Bayard dirigible in shed in France circa 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

Clement-Bayard dirigible in shed in France circa 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

 

Jerusalem: 1931

Graf Zeppelin over the Tower of David, Jerusalem. April 11, 1931. View full size. American Colony Photo Dept. Visit the Shorpy Zeppelin Hangar.

Graf Zeppelin over the Tower of David, Jerusalem. April 11, 1931. View full size. American Colony Photo Dept. Visit the Shorpy Zeppelin Hangar.

 

Zeppelin in Flight: 1908

German airship in flight over the Bodensee. July 4, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

German airship in flight over the Bodensee. July 4, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

 

A Tight Squeeze: 1908

"Zeppelin airship seen from water at 6:05 AM." German zeppelin on the Bodensee. August 4, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

"Zeppelin airship seen from water at 6:05 AM." German zeppelin on the Bodensee. August 4, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

 

Easy Does It: 1908

German zeppelin LZ3 entering its shed on the Bodensee. 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

German zeppelin LZ3 entering its shed on the Bodensee. 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

 

Luftschiff Zeppelin 3: 1908

Luftschiff Zeppelin 3, July 1908, approaching its hangar on the Bodensee. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

Luftschiff Zeppelin 3, July 1908, approaching its hangar on the Bodensee. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

 

Laverne & Shirley: 1942

Grinder operators at Republic Drill & Tool, Chicago. August 1942. View full size. Photograph by Ann Rosener for the Office of War Information.

Grinder operators at Republic Drill & Tool, Chicago. August 1942. View full size. Photograph by Ann Rosener for the Office of War Information.

 

Red, White & Blue: 1942

Truck trailers at the Chicago & North Western R.R. freight house, December 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.

Truck trailers at the Chicago & North Western R.R. freight house, December 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.

 

Yale Varsity Eight: 1911

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June 22, 1911. "Yale rowing team." 5x7 inch glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.

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June 22, 1911. "Yale rowing team." 5x7 inch glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.

 

Tutti Frutti Trucks: 1943

Freight depot of the Army consolidating station at Chicago. April 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.

Freight depot of the Army consolidating station at Chicago. April 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.

 

Chicago: Night: 1943

Illinois Central freight cars at the South Water Street terminal, Chicago. May 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.

Illinois Central freight cars at the South Water Street terminal, Chicago. May 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.

 

Shasta Totem: 1942

June 1942. Cable tower from which buckets carry materials used in the construction of Shasta Dam, California.  View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee.

June 1942. Cable tower from which buckets carry materials used in the construction of Shasta Dam, California. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee.

 
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