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  1. The Glory of Grain: 1985 - As photographic film continues its inexorable decline to the status of quaint, if not for... ow.ly/1kdnna about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. Our Gang: 1936 - May 1936. "Boys playing. Decatur Homesteads, Indiana." 35mm nitrate negative by Carl Mydans for the... ow.ly/1kdfAK about 16 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. Canoemobile: 1902 - The Adirondack Mountains, New York, circa 1902. "An Adirondack hand cart carry." Yet another exa... ow.ly/1kcYYY about 19 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. Hybrid: 1918 - Washington, D.C., circa 1918. "Woman on motorized bicycle." What won't they think of next! Harris & ow.ly/1kc2Xy 11:30 PM Jun 1st via HootSuite
  5. Parezo Electric: 1923 - Washington, D.C., circa 1923. "Geo. W. Parezo electric shop, interior." Our fourth glimpse a... ow.ly/1kbl44 2:36 PM Jun 1st via HootSuite
  6. Violet's Birthday: 1926 - Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Mrs. Gardiner Orme group," a.k.a. the Little Foxes. Nationa... ow.ly/1ka25D 11:33 PM May 31st via HootSuite
  7. Glad-U-Kum: 1910 - April 1910. "Scottish Rite Cathedral, New Orleans." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit P... ow.ly/1k9gtV 2:38 PM May 31st via HootSuite
  8. Pensa-Cola: 1910 - Pensacola, Florida, circa 1910. "Plaza Ferdinand and harbor." Brought to you by Coca-Cola, Pepsi ... ow.ly/1k92h3 11:43 AM May 31st via HootSuite
  9. New Bedford Knitters: 1942 - Spring 1942. "New Bedford, Massachusetts. Portuguese Girl Scouts." Medium format negati... ow.ly/1k7qGP 5:42 PM May 30th via HootSuite
  10. Enzer's: 1938 - January 1938. "Front of livery stable, East Side, New York City." 35mm nitrate negative by Russell L ow.ly/1k6Mo7 11:36 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  11. Working Mother: 1943 - April 1943. Clinton, Iowa. "Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two, employed at the roundhouse as ... ow.ly/1k6tnn 8:35 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  12. Fan Club: 1919 - New York circa 1919. The Metropolitan Opera soprano Rosa Ponselle. 5x7 glass negative, George Grant... ow.ly/1k5mtS 8:28 PM May 29th via HootSuite
  13. Court and Chenango: 1905 - Circa 1905. "Court and Chenango streets, Binghamton, New York." The Kilmer Building cente... ow.ly/1k5aeL 6:35 PM May 29th via HootSuite
  14. Omega Oil: 1901 - Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1901. "Armory of the Ohio National Guard." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negati... ow.ly/1k3Iru 11:33 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  15. Big Four: 1940 - May 1940. "Cairo, Illinois -- Big Four Cafe." 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Sec... ow.ly/1k3qNl 8:32 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  16. On Broadway: 1910 - A vertiginous view of New York circa 1910. "Broadway from Chambers Street -- City Hall Park, Pos... ow.ly/1k1KAY 11:33 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  17. Rear Window: 1938 - July 1938. "Slums in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for th... ow.ly/1k0SUg 2:27 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  18. Good Night: 1897 - Circa 1897. "Aboard the U.S.S. Brooklyn -- good night." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edw... ow.ly/1k0v7Z 8:26 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  19. October Magazines: 1905 - Toledo, Ohio, circa 1905. "Post Office on St. Clair Street." 6½x8½ inch dry plate glass ne... ow.ly/1k0lQc 5:40 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  20. Full Service: 1940 - May 1940. "Wiping off windshield at service station in Cairo, Illinois." 35mm negative by John ... ow.ly/1jZK1v 11:39 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
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