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Seven Bridges: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 6:58pm.
Pittsburgh circa 1912. "Coal barges at 'The Point' -- Confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela at start of Ohio River." A bounty of seven spans for you bridge identifiers out there. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.
Kitchen Nightmare: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 11:06am.
August 1940. "Dolls in crib next to icebox of kitchen in Provincetown, Massachusetts." Medium format negative by Edwin Rosskam. View full size.
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Classical Gas: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 11:49am.
July 1942. Washington, D.C. "Cars and trucks on Independence Avenue S.W." Photo by John Ferrell for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Beach Scene: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/26/2017 - 5:15pm.
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The Jersey Shore circa 1908. "The bathing hour, Atlantic City." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Up Among the Urns: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 08/26/2017 - 2:43pm.
San Francisco, 1926. "Paige sedan (Series 2) at Pioneer Park, Telegraph Hill." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
Mountain House: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/25/2017 - 12:34pm.
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Circa 1905. "Mount Tom Mountain House, Massachusetts." Completed in 1901, Mountain House (reached via the Mount Tom Railroad, seen here, here and here) replaced the 1897 summit house after it had burned in 1900; in 1929, Mountain House met the same fiery fate. 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
Fast Fraight: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:43am.
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Ecorse, Michigan, circa 1906. "Great Lakes Engineering Works." Our title comes from the idiosyncratically graffitoed flatcar. Panorama made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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