Washington, D.C., circa 1927. “NO CAPTION (man with skull display).” Friends of the family, no doubt. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. From Shorpy Historical Photos.
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Skulls On Board Leave a comment
Camp Curry, 1920 Leave a comment
May 1920. Yosemite National Park. “Prize Cup, Fourth Annual AAA Economy Run, Los Angeles to Camp Curry.” An early test of fuel efficiency sponsored by Standard Oil of California. Originally from the Wyland Stanley collection of San Francisciana, acquired and scanned by Shorpy Historical Photos.
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Fordson Tractor Leave a comment
Sept. 26, 1921. Fordson was a brand of tractors developed by Henry Ford using the same technology as the Model T. A photo in the Washington Star identifies this young lady as “Miss Myrtle Lewton of Takoma, Md., Golden Eagle Girl Scout who received her decoration from the Queen of Belgium.” National Photo Company glass negative, from Shorpy Historical Photos.
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Red Hair Wins Again Leave a comment
July 1952. “Photographs show models posed leaning shoulders against mirrors, resulting in reflected images. Includes women wearing furs and jewels; various hairstyles.” Color transparency by Louis Faurer for the Look magazine assignment “Reflected Beauty: Hair Now Gets Double Exposure.” From Shorpy Historical Photos; see link below.
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Camping Has Changed Leave a comment
New Zealand circa 1905. “Male youths outside tent, probably Christchurch district.” Glass plate by Adam Maclay. Shorpy Historical Photos
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Before The Transistor…. Leave a comment
June 1924. Washington, D.C. “Radio nut — this set with everything necessary for receiving music and speech by radio has been put into a coconut shell. It was built by H. Zamora, a native of Manila, Philippine Islands.” Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. Shorpy Historical Photos.
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The Baby Trolly Leave a comment
You just don’t see baby trollies in today’s hospital. Washington, D.C., circa 1919. “Maternity ward. Nurses with babies.” Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. Shorpy Historical Photos.
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The Coming of Radio-Vision Leave a comment
1925. “Motion pictures by radio are very near, predicts C. Francis Jenkins, who has designed this small radio-vision receiving set for use in the home. It is only a few inches square and is attached to the regular radio receiving set. A miniature motion picture screen is placed on the wall of your home, as shown in this photo. The first of this machine to be made. The photo was taken in Mr. Jenkins’s laboratory at Washington, D.C.” Harris & Ewing glass negative.
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