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Miriam: 1924

Dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:26 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1924. "Miriam Auerbach." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Navy Nurses: 1912

Dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:36 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1912. "Navy Hospital nurses." Dry plate glass negative, Harris & Ewing Collection. View full size.

All Over the Map: 1913

Dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:52:37 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1913. "Jacinto Calvo, 'Germany' Schaefer, Merito Acosta, Washington Nationals." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

After the Storm: 1913

Dave — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:07:25 +0000

Washington, D.C. "Storm damage. Between 1913 and 1918." Somewhere under all this rubble, I suspect, is a narrative waiting to be unearthed by a Shorpy history detective. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

Life-Saver: 1922

Dave — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:39:24 +0000

August 17, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Life-saving device." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Christmas Story: 1919

Dave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:59:43 +0000

December 1919. "Baker Christmas tree." Secretary of War Newton Baker, wife Elizabeth and children Jack, Betty and little Peggy. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Beauticult of America: 1926

Dave — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:51:33 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Marcel Beauty Shop, Connecticut Avenue." Member of the "Beauticult of America." H&E glass negative. View full size.

Weather Report: 1920

Dave — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:50 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "U.S. Weather Bureau kiosque, Pennsylvania Avenue." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

Fire and Ice: 1900

Dave — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:00:10 +0000

Circa 1900. "Detroit River. Car ferry Michigan Central turning in ice." Our third look at one of these railcar transports. Detroit Publishing. View full size.

Weather Bureau: 1920

Dave — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:39:26 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "U.S. Weather Bureau, exterior." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

Paint and Body: 1926

Dave — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:42:12 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Joseph McReynolds service station." Our third look at this establishment. National Photo glass negative. View full size.

Guys and Dogs: 1910

Dave — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:29:40 +0000

Orange, Virginia, circa 1910. "Woodberry Forest baseball team." And a couple of mascots. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

The Joy of Canning: 1917

Dave — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:49:24 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1917. "Agriculture, Department of." Two young people wearing 4-H patches. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

The Big Bang: 1864

Dave — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:08:28 +0000

City Point, Virginia. "Wharves after the explosion of ordnance barges on August 4, 1864." Wet-plate glass negative from photographs of the main Eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865. View full size.

Yorktown: 1865

Dave — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:03:18 +0000

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity), circa 1865. "Federal troops at Confederate winter quarters near Yorktown." View full size.

Online: 1900

Dave — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:53:14 +0000

Circa 1900-1910. "Yard of tenement, New York City." Hung out to dry somewhere in Manhattan. Detroit Publishing Company glass negative. View full size.

Southern California Living, 1967

tterrace — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:06:07 +0000

Earlier in the decade, Julius Shulman showed us life in the Hollywood Hills. Here's how real people lived 32 miles away in Diamond Bar in 1967. Step 1: haul TV set out to the patio. Step 2: kids follow automatically. My nephews, niece and brother-in-law in a section of a 2-1/4 square Kodacolor negative shot by my sister.

Worm Drive: 1919

Dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:03:11 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "K & W Tire Co. Rainier truck." Our second look at this establishment on 14th Street N.W. National Photo Co. View full size.

Colorado: c.1900

D_Chadwick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:16:30 +0000

Scanned from the original 4x5 inch glass negative. View full image.

Kay: 1922

Dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:22:02 +0000

Washington. D.C., circa 1922. "Kay Laurell." Our third look at this winsome star of stage and screen. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size.

Woodward Avenue: 1917

Dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:06:19 +0000

Detroit, Michigan, circa 1917. "Looking up Woodward Avenue." Dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Mercado de San Marcos: 1890s

Dave — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:58:14 +0000

Aguascalientes, Mexico, circa 1890s. "Portales of the market of San Marcos." Glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

Marine Band: 1910

Dave — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:14:23 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1910. "U.S. Marine Band sextet." Dry plate glass negative, Harris & Ewing Collection. View full size.

Albany: 1905

Dave — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:55:04 +0000

Albany, New York, circa 1905. "Staircase in the Capitol." A glimpse into the corridors of power. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

Victory Parade: 1919

Dave — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:51 +0000

Washington, D.C., 1919. "First Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Miscellaneous views of parade." Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.

By Golly It's Good: 1920

Dave — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Altemus-Hibble truck." Reif's, a "pure liquid food" touted as "the peer of soft drinks," was "the hearty cereal beverage with flavor and tang." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Asbury Park: 1905

Dave — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:26:57 +0000

New Jersey circa 1905. "Boardwalk, Asbury Park." "Notice: Bicycle riding on the plank walk is strictly prohibited." Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

Swingers: 1924

Dave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:28:47 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1924. "Jas. J. Davis children." Daddy was James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor in the Harding, Coolidge and Hoover administrations. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

P Street: 1921

Dave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:47:57 +0000

Nov. 28, 1921. Washington, D.C. "Marion Leech." Daughter of sportsman and tennis impresario Abner Y. Leech Jr., and whose fans evidently could not contain themselves. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size.

Looking the Other Way: 1920

Dave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:46:34 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Standard Engraving building, 1212 G Street." Looking down the street seen in the previous post, in the opposite direction. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.