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Miners' Labor Day Band: 1940

Jiggsy — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:44:39 +0000

High school band at the miners' Labor Day celebration, Silverton, Colorado. Photo taken in September 1940 by FSA photographer Russell Lee. FSA / OWI Photograph Collection. LOC original medium: 35 mm nitrate negative.

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Georgia Baseball: 1938

Jiggsy — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:49:41 +0000

Vintage 1930s photo of guys on a baseball team at Irwinville Farms, Georgia. Photograph taken in May, 1938 by FSA photographer John Vachon. FSA / OWI Photograph collection. LOC original medium: 35 mm nitrate negative.

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Vintage Baseball in North Carolina: 1939

Jiggsy — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:52:57 +0000

4th of July hangout, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Rural filling stations became community centers and general loafing grounds. The men in the baseball uniforms were on a local team called Cedar Grove. Old photo with visible gas pump taken in 1939 by photographer Dorothea Lange. FSA / OWI Photograph Collection. LOC original medium: nitrate negative.

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U.S. Army Boxers: 1920s

Jiggsy — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:46:33 +0000

Boxers in the ring at boxing match, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.. Post WW1 era photo taken between 1918 and 1928. LOC original medium: glass negative.

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VE Day in Jerusalem: 1945

Jiggsy — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:45:54 +0000

V.E. Day celebration in Jerusalem, May 8, 1945. Barclay's Bank decorated with British flags. Victory in Europe Day is the day when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Matson Photo Service, photographer. LOC original medium: 4 x 5 inch safety film negative.

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Fumigating Santa Claus: 1921

Jiggsy — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:09:58 +0000

Police officers having fun fumigating Santa Claus, Christmas, 1921. National Photo Company Collection. LOC original medium: glass negative.

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Santa Claus Takes On TB: 1923

Jiggsy — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:30:50 +0000

Santa Claus with Christmas Seals lady raising money for fight against tuberculosis, 1923. National Photo Company. LOC original medium: glass negative.

Horse Power on the Farm: 1940

Jiggsy — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:39:09 +0000

Farmall tractor and draft horse on a farm in Jasper County, Iowa. Photo taken by photographer John Vachon in 1940. FSA / OWI Photograph Collection. Vintage photos provided by LOC. Original medium: nitrate negative.

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Up Against the Wall: 1920s

Jiggsy — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:49:44 +0000

Sexy actress Joan Crawford in classic 1920s flapper style dress and hat. Bain News Service, publisher. LOC original medium: glass negative.

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Pistols and Pages: 1937

Jiggsy — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:46:18 +0000

Harry C. Feldstone, seller of antiques, weapons and books, 1218 Sixth Street N.W., Washington, D.C.. Nice old store photo with pistols hanging in the window taken in 1937 by photographer John Vachon. FSA / OWI Photograph Collection. LOC original medium: 35 mm nitrate negative.

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