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Blue Blaze: 1936

Dave — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:39:18 +0000

March 1936. "Consumers Utah 'Blue Blaze' company store in coal town. Near Price, Utah." 4x5 inch nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Priscilla Block: 1938

Dave — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:32:30 +0000

July 1938. "The main street of Dover, Delaware." Where the drugs are Wise and the bicoastal tea is Great. Nitrate negative by John Vachon, Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Sit-Down Comics: 1950

Dave — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:01:17 +0000

St. James, New York, 1950. "St. James Episcopal Church bazaar." Our second look at these pastel parishioners. Medium format color transparency by Toni Frissell. View full size.

Reincarnation: 1956

Dave — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:49:42 +0000

Los Angeles circa 1956. The "secret of ground beef that STAYS JUICY, NEVER CRUMBLES"? Why, it's Carnation Evaporated Milk, returning whence it came. No. 8 in a series of billboard photos from the files of Pacific Outdoor Advertising. View full size.

The Iceman: 1935

Dave — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:24:23 +0000

August 1935. Huntsville, Arkansas. "Farmer who supplements his income by selling ice." 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Good Humor: 1950

Dave — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:51:40 +0000

St. James, New York, circa 1950. "St. James Church bazaar." Episcopal portal into the Marvel Universe! Medium format color transparency by Toni Frissell. View full size.

City Hall Park: 1911

Dave — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:32:04 +0000

Burlington, Vermont, circa 1911. "City Hall Park." Hotel Vermont in the background; bench-warmers in the foreground. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

The Federal Building: 1910

Dave — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:33:21 +0000

Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1910. "The Federal Building, Public Square," a.k.a. the United States Post Office Custom House and Court House. Known today as the Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Delaware & Hudson: 1908

Dave — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:22:32 +0000

Saratoga Springs, New York, circa 1908. "Delaware & Hudson Railroad station." 8x10 inch glass dry plate negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Water Boys: 1926

Dave — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:10:33 +0000

July 16, 1926. Washington, D.C. "Lincoln Memorial and boys in Reflecting Pool with toy sailboat." 4x5 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Green's Hotel: 1911

Dave — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:41:36 +0000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1911. "Green's Hotel, Eighth and Chestnut Streets." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Gulf of America: 1942

Dave — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:11:37 +0000

1942. "Every citizen can get his share. Our democratic way of sharing the limited amount of gasoline means a new stance for the service station attendant. He keeps an eye on the gauge instead of on the tank. Every man gets what is coming to him -- no more." Nitrate negative by Howard Liberman for the Office of War information. View full size.

The Red Baroness: 1946

Dave — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:08:42 +0000

November 1946. "Miscellaneous teen-age models." 5x7 Kodachrome transparency by Toni Frissell for the Junior Bazaar assignment "Take to the Air ... With Casual Grace." View full size.

Truck Amok: 1920

Dave — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:16:29 +0000

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Truck accident and damaged streetlight." 5x7 inch nitrate negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Office Boy: 1917

Dave — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:10:59 +0000

January 1917. "Young office boy, working for J.J. O'Brien and Sons on East 23 Street. Past 16 years." Photo by Louis Wickes Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. View full size.

Froth of July: 1955

Dave — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:19:50 +0000

July 1955. "Camp Sunapee, New Hampshire. Boys swimming." 35mm Kodachrome by Toni Frissell for the Sports Illustrated assignment "Boys' Camp." View full size.

American Sayings: 1947

Dave — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:15:48 +0000

October 3, 1947. "Federal Advertising Agency, 385 Madison Avenue, New York. President's office II. For Architectural Forum." 5x7 acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

Defenders of the Union: 1905

Dave — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:35:45 +0000

Circa 1905. "Memorial Arch, Brooklyn, N.Y." The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Park. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

Minneapolis: 1907

Dave — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:04:58 +0000

September 1907. "Minneapolis, Minnesota." With the Metropolitan Building center stage. Panorama composite of three 8x10 inch glass negatives. Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

Sea Urchins: 1905

Dave — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:08:31 +0000

Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905. "Children's Delight (Young's Pier in background)." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Modern Manhattan: 1911

Dave — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:02:08 +0000

New York City circa 1911. "Fifth Avenue looking south from 60th Street." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

B&O Depot: 1959

Dave — Fri, 29 May 2026 20:54:34 +0000

Philadelphia, 1959. "West and north elevations, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, southwest corner, 24th and Chestnut Streets." 5x7 inch acetate negative by Cervin Robinson for the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey. View full size.

Welcome Truckers: 1959

Dave — Fri, 22 May 2026 00:04:20 +0000

June 1959. "North and east elevations, George Gordon Building, 300 Arch Street (southwest corner of Third and Arch), Philadelphia. Present owner: Religious Society of Friends. Building vacant, awaiting demolition." 5x7 inch acetate negative by Cervin Robinson for the Historic American Buildings Survey. View full size.

Fulladelphia: 1959

Dave — Thu, 21 May 2026 05:37:37 +0000

Spring 1959. "Arch Street study, Philadelphia, looking north. Taken before demolition in 1959." A city dedicated to the proposition that all men should be free, but parking you have to pay for. Photo by Jack E. Boucher for the Historic American Buildings Survey. View full size.

Arch Street: 1959

Dave — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:22:41 +0000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1959. "Arch Street (houses) study, 527-503 Arch Street (from right to left), looking north. Taken before demolition in 1959." 5x7 inch acetate negative by Jack E. Boucher for the Historic American Buildings Survey. View full size.

Air Dried Beef: 1958

Dave — Sat, 16 May 2026 22:08:40 +0000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1958. "General view; east (front) elevation -- Beck-Care Warehouse, 18-20 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia." Details here. 5x7 inch acetate negative by Cervin Robinson for the Historic American Buildings Survey. View full size.

Ferry Terminal: 1906

Dave — Sun, 10 May 2026 20:20:34 +0000

New York circa 1900-1906. "Terminal building, Hudson River -- Erie Railway, Chambers Street Ferry Terminal." 5x7 nitrate negative, Historic American Buildings Survey. View full size.

Laguna Layover: 1943

Dave — Thu, 07 May 2026 00:33:21 +0000

March 1943. "Santa Fe R.R. train stopping for coal and water. Laguna, New Mexico." Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Chacon: 1943

Dave — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:59:22 +0000

Spring 1943. "Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico." 4x5 inch Kodachrome transparency by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Hot Daily: 1943

Dave — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:25:09 +0000

April 1943. "Dallas, Texas. Proofreading desk of the Dallas Morning News." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.