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[REV 25-NOV-2014]
Paige & Octavia: 1929
San Francisco, 1929. "Graham-Paige sedan at Spreckels Mansion, Octavia and Washington Streets." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
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King of the Road: 1940
March 1940. "Interstate trailer truck at Elko, Nevada." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Wreck on the Highway: 1939
September 1939. "Accident on U.S. Highway 65 near Iowa Falls, Iowa." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Working on the Railroad: 1901
October 1, 1901. "Track elevation and stone mixer, Chicago." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
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Perfect Eats: 1942
April 1942. "In the Perfect Eat Shoppe, a restaurant on 47th Street near Chicago's South Park; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morris (standing at rear and left), proprietors." Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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R.R. & Joliet: 1901
Circa 1901. "Interlocking signal plant, Joliet, Ill's." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
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These Boots ...
... were made for hikin'. "March 1940. Pine Creek Canyon. Clark County, Nevada." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Sixteenth at California: 1908
Denver, Colorado, circa 1908. "Sixteenth Street at California Street." At 11:06. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Worcester Cathedral: 1908
Worcester, Massachusetts, circa 1908. "St. Paul's Church." Now a cathedral. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Miss Valentine: 1900
Happy Valentine's Day from Shorpy (and Happy 11th Birthday to us!)
"Valentine, Miss. Between February 1894 and February 1901." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size.
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Bankers' Row: 1905
Pittsburgh circa 1905. "Fourth Avenue at Stock Exchange." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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New Hampshire Hotel: 1905
Keene, New Hampshire, circa 1905. "Cheshire House." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
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Michigan Avenue: 1909
Lansing, Michigan, circa 1909. "Michigan Avenue from the Capitol." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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The Pause That Refreshes: 1940
March 1940. "Pine Creek Canyon, Clark County, Nevada." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Anytown, USA: 1940
March 1940. "Medicine Bow, Wyoming." Generic medicine, evidently. Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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