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WMOM: 1950s
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 12:06pm.
For Columbus Day we return to 1950s Columbus, Georgia, for this uncaptioned News Archive snap of a lady and a baby with a bent for broadcasting. It's 10:33. Do you know where your children are? 4x5 acetate negative. View full size.
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Dead End: 1958
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 10/11/2015 - 5:27pm.
Was Mrs. Smith bringing in the wash when she heard the crash? Circa 1958, more vehicular mayhem in Oakland, California. 4x5 negative. View full size.
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Two Dourpower: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 10/11/2015 - 11:40am.
San Francisco circa 1919. "Mitchell touring car at Golden Gate Park." Latest entry in the Shorpy Cavalcade of Cantankerous Conveyances. View full size.
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Goth Baths: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 10/10/2015 - 6:37pm.
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Circa 1900. "Maurice Bath House, Hot Springs, Arkansas." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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USS Mayflower: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 10/10/2015 - 9:51am.
1907. "Sidewheeler Queen Anne and president's yacht Mayflower (top) at Old Point Comfort, Virginia." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.
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Custom Royal: 1958
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 10/09/2015 - 3:12pm.
Columbus, Georgia, Dodge dealers in their showroom with one of the last 1958 models, getting ready for the '59s. 4x5 acetate negative. View full size.
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Near Normal: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 10/09/2015 - 12:32pm.
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Circa 1900. "Track to be straightened. Normal, Ill's." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
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