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Coal and Coke: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/05/2013 - 1:16pm.
October 1941. "Main store. Fort Hunter, New York." Still on tap: some of that "New Spring" Mobilgas. Photo by John Collier. View full size.
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Safe at Home: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/05/2013 - 11:20am.
Fall 1942. "War production drive. Anthracite rallies. Jeep headlights form V for Victory at the night rally for Pennsylvania anthracite miners in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 29. Similar rallies were held in other anthracite cities from Sept. 28 through Oct. 1." Photo by William Perlitch, Office of War Information. View full size.
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Sweet Chariot: 1956
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/05/2013 - 10:47am.
Jan. 17, 1956. "Raymond Loewy's Jaguar car. No. 8." Happy 120th birthday to the famed industrial designer. Gottscho-Schleisner photo. View full size.
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A Close Shave: 1958
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 10:41pm.
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New Zealand circa 1958. "Men's underwear being modeled, photographed by K.E. Niven & Co. of Wellington." Alexander Turnbull Library negative. View full size.
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Darken My Door: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 5:27pm.
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Circa 1943. "Civilian defense in the United States. Blackout measures." For the especially conscientious. Office of War Information. View full size.
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Chicken in the Ruff: 1960
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 1:38pm.
Extra credit assignment: Identify the cars. (The answers: 1960 Ford Starliner on the left; 1960 Studebaker Lark on the right.)
Spring 1960. "Efforts of John F. Kennedy's campaign team, including members of his family, in West Virginia during Kennedy's quest for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination. Includes brother Bob at a drive-in in Bluefield." From photos by Bob Lerner for the Look magazine article "The Kennedys: A Family Political Machine." 35mm negative. View full size.
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VicPenn: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 7:46am.
March 1943. "New Orleans oil truck." Note the wings atop the tank. Medium format negative by John Vachon, Office of War Information. View full size.
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