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Vintage photos of:
Noel, Iola: 1944
"STONE WOMAN" ENJOYS
CHRISTMAS PREPAREDNESS
CHICAGO (Dec. 23, 1944) -- Mrs. Iola Swinnerton Warren, who suffered the illness known as myositis ossificans after inoculation for typhoid following a Florida hurricane, watches her husband Theron V. Warren and little nephew Herbert Taylor trim Christmas tree.
Shorpy first lady Iola Swinnerton some 20 years after her bathing-pageant days, still radiating beauty and cheer. Acme Newspictures photo. View full size.
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Night Moves: 1941
April 1941. "Auto convoy trucks at service station near Chicago." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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East River Bridges: 1908
New York circa 1908. "Manhattan and East River bridges from Brooklyn." The Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge (under construction) and Williamsburg Bridge as seen in a panorama made from five 8x10 inch glass negatives. View full size.
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Ausable Chasm: 1906
Upstate New York circa 1906. "Ausable Chasm, up from Table Rock." The "Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks." 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
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Seasonal Greens: 1940
December 1940. "Christmas trees for sale at the market. Providence, Rhode Island." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
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Tête-à-Tête: 1912
Washington, D.C., circa 1912. "Unidentified group." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size.
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Jolly Joey: 1902
"Joseph Frank, 12 St. 21." 5x7 inch glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C., circa 1901-03. View full size.
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Lionel Lines: 1946
From circa 1946 comes this 35mm Kodachrome of Jim and Jack Hardman and their Christmas train set in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. View full size.
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