... girl who leaped from stenographer to Queen of Bohemia in a night ... she appears in magazine illustrations, and in the new salon pictures ... Avery Hopwood comedy of turkish bath locale, "Ladies' Night," beginning Sunday evening.
Water Hazard I can hear their ...
September 1942. "Boys sleeping as best they can on special train from Richwood, West Virginia, to upper New York state to work in the harvest." 4x5 inch acetate negative by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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February 1942. "Tulare County, California. FSA farm workers' camp. At the movies." Not to be outdone by our previous FSA photo , we have two birders here, and three birds! Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Admi ...
New York circa 1932. "Night view, Manhattan." Photo by Berenice Abbott (1898- 1991). Library of ... shortly before Christmas on an extremely clear, cold, dark night some years ago. Preparing for landing we flew low over the city as ...
Coney Island circa 1905. "Night in Luna Park." What hath Edison wrought! 8x10 inch glass negative, ...
A modern day Take on Luna Park. Spotted this last night at the New York Botanical Garden Christmas Train Show.
Re: Fishpond ...
"Volunteers of America, Christmas 1925." A festive table, good friends and that venerable yuletide sentiment "Profanity Positively Forbidden -- Shut Up or Get OUT." Merry Christmas! National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
The Sn ...
Circa 1921. "Oakland window." A showroom display at District Oakland Co., 1709 L Street N.W. in Washington, for the General Motors brand that in 1926 would beget Pontiac. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size.
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November 2, 1909. Watching the municipal election returns at the offices of the New York Herald and Evening Telegram, with the results beamed out from the projection booth using slides. William Gaynor was elected mayor. 8x10 glass negative, George ...
1952. Jimmy Durante rehearsing for the "Colgate Comedy Hour" or "All-Star Revue." Photos by Maurice Terrell and Earl Theisen for a Look magazine article about the TV producer Sam Fuller, "He Keeps Them Happy." View full size.
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Aboard the U.S.S. Oregon circa 1897. "Waiting for the gong." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edward H. Hart, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Refreshment I see the guy on the right has beer bottle for his 'water'. T ...
A December 1956 holiday kitchen scene in a found Kodachrome slide from Alhambra, California. View full size.
Wings Do I see a saint? Or at least an angel. Also, over on the windowsill, a Virgin.
Mary Christmas There's another Vir ...
"North Columbus Recreation Dept. 1952." What seems to be a ceremony involving ribbons and cake. 4x5 negative from the News Photo Archive. View full size.
Swim Meet After Party Yup, I remember these. They were called 'swim meets', and th ...