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Leslie Jones

November 17, 2014, 8:15 am
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 Girls pose for camera at swim competition, Charles River, 1919
  
 Helen Taft, daughter of President, driving with friend
  
 LaSalle College girls in their war canoes, Charles River, Auburndale, 1930
  
 Old Boston Celebration, Beacon Hill
  
 Pushcarts on Blackstone Street, ca. 1940
  
 Rural scene. Small roadside stand and signs
  
 Show girls knitting on piano
  
 Swimmers in North End park, Boston, 1927
  
 Trolley flips over in street, Boston, 1940s
  
Unidentified woman and boy on carousel

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
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Albert Percy Godber

November 18, 2014, 8:09 am
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Group of men with their dogs, around a camp fire. The man second from left holds a wild piglet in his lap. On the Mendip Hills sheep farm, 1917
  
 Native bush with a rustic bridge over the Korokoro Stream, and 
a group standing on and below the bridge, 26 December 1912
  
 Native bush with tree ferns, a stream, and two men 
visible in right foreground, at Korokoro
  
 The old homestead at Taioma; a cob cottage with 
thatched roof, in a state of disrepair, ca. 1926
  
 The Whangarei Falls, 1911
  
 Two women and a man beside the rapids below the Wairua Falls, 1911
  
 Two women and a man picnicking beside the Wairua Falls, 1911
  
 View of bush on Stewart Island, with Albert Percy Godber and a woman 
(possibly his daughter Phyllis) standing in the centre, ca. 1925
  
 View of the bridge in the Manuka Gorge, on the Lawrence to Milton Road. A woman (either the photographer's wife Laura, or his daughter Phyllis) is standing on the bridge, 1926
  
Albert Percy Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
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Drought refugees

November 19, 2014, 8:10 am
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These photos of Dust Bowl refugees are by Dorothea Lange.

 Drought refugee children on U.S. 99 near Bakersfield, California, May 1937
  
 Drought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma. Arrived in California October 1936 to join the cotton harvest. Near Tulare, California, November 1936
  
 Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening 
of orange picking season at Porterville, California, Nov 1936
  
 Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona, to have their baggage inspected for plant pests before they are allowed to enter California, Spring 1937
  
 Drought refugees from Abilene, Texas, following the crops of California 
as migratory workers. "The finest people in this world live in Texas," August 1936
  
 Drought refugees from Oklahoma at work in the 
pea fields near Nipomo, California, Spring 1937
  
 Drought refugees. California, February 1936
  
 Migrant children from Oklahoma on California highway, March 1937
  
 Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work 
in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona, May 1937
  
Oklahoma grandmother in southern California squatter's 
camp. "Yes'm we're getting along just fine." March 1937
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George Frederick Kaye

November 20, 2014, 8:11 am
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 Italian peasant woman and children in the area occupied 
by the 2nd New Zealand Division in Italy, 16 December 1943
  
 Members of 2 New Zealand Division who are camped 
alongside the waterfall at Isola del Liri in Italy, 27 June 1944
  
 New Zealand gunners, from 6 NZ Field Regiment, in action 
on the Sangro River front in Italy, 29 November 1943
  
 New Zealand tank transporter rumbles through town of Sora, Italy, 3 June 1944
  
 NZ infantry soldiers closing in on the German HQ of the Sangro River Defence Line at Castelfrentano, Italy, 2 December 1943
  
 R W Wilson with group of orphan children in Castelfrentano, Italy, 6 January 1944
  
 Three New Zealand soldiers stroll alongside the ancient wall that partly surrounds the town of Alife and pass Italian women washing clothes in the stream at the foot of the wall, 12 January 1944
  
 Two soldiers on the battlefront at Cassino, Italy, during manoeuvres. 
Probably taken during a mock attack staged behind the line, 5 April 1944
  
 Typical peasant women from one of the villages just behind 
the forward areas on the Italian Front, 16 December 1943
  
Winter conditions on the 5th Army Front in Italy, during World War II, 
have resulted in sharpened appetites so that cookers and primuses 
have developed greater importance than ever, 15 February 1944

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
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Harris & Ewing

November 21, 2014, 8:08 am
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 Aircraft at Bolling Field, Washington, DC, 1926
  
 Apple orchard, 1915-23
  
 Auto equipped with radio, 1924
  
 Automobile crash in woods, 1923-29
  
 Children in snow, 1934
  
 Dog at piano, 1936
  
 Family car camping, 1915-23
  
 Herbert Hoover and group of women, 1931
  
 Man and boy by an airplane, March-April 1936
  
Park scene, Washington, DC, April-May 1924
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Barbecue picnic

November 23, 2014, 7:37 am
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From Marion Post Wolcott come these photos all captioned "Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia" and dated June 1939.





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Mack Hughes

November 24, 2014, 8:05 am
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 Co-ed basketball game, ca. 1950s
  
 Co-ed basketball game, ca. 1950s
  
 Collier's pep rally, ca. 1950s
  
 Kitchen help workers, ca. 1950s
[I'm sensing a slight power imbalance here...]
  
 Lafayette shopping center demolition, March 1954
  
 Lexington Roller Mill, ca. 1950s
  
 Lexon Bakery, ca. 1950s
  
 Lowrey birthday party, ca. 1950s
  
Rose, Gaile receives car, ca. 1950s
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Louis Edward Nollau

November 25, 2014, 8:08 am
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 Commencement breakfast, tea, 1929
  
 Golden Jubilee Parade, 1916
  
 H. S. Chamberlain steamboat
  
 Large group photograph at Frances Jewell McVey's party, 1933
  
 Making wicker furniture
  
 Man, woman, and three children observing a radio
  
 Nurses, Captain Royden, and medical officers; nurses in 
Gymnasium Hospital During influenza epidemic, 1918
  
 Rifle team
  
 Students in art class, sketching and painting
  
Woman painting Memorial Hall, University of Kentucky
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Lafayette Studio

November 26, 2014, 8:08 am
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 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wall wedding, bride throwing the bouquet, 1946
  
 Mrs. Madden and children in sleigh, 1935
  
 National Distillers Corporation, packing department, 
women working on assembly line, 1944
  
 National Distillers Corporation, packing department, 
women working on assembly line, 1944
  
 National Re-Employment Service bureau, 1934
  
 Phoenix Hotel barber shop, 1931
  
 Radio Equipment Company, employee serving customers, 1949
  
 St. Catherine's Academy, girls baseball team, 1945
  
 St. Catherine's Academy, play, group on stage, 1947
  
Taylor Tire Company, workers servicing cars, 1947
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Russell Lee

November 29, 2014, 7:38 am
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 Children of agricultural day laborer who was picking up potatoes. The father, an oil field worker, had deserted the family. The shack was near Vian, Oklahoma, June 1939
  
 Chuck and bedroll wagon of the tank gang on the highway. Near Marfa, Texas, May 1939
  
 Cowboy dishing up chili at noonday dinner. Cattle ranch near Marfa, Texas, May 1939
  
 Fun in the snow, Sequoia National Park, California, March 1942
  
 Fun in the snow, Sequoia National Park, California, March 1942
  
 Fun in the snow, Sequoia National Park, California, March 1942
  
 Fun in the snow, Sequoia National Park, California, March 1942
  
 Housewife boiling clothes, Chicot Farms, Arkansas, Jan 1939
  
Welding a rail near Port Barre, Louisiana, October 1938
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Harris & Ewing

November 30, 2014, 8:54 am
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 Flood, 1932-33
  
 Judges at Bal Boheme. These judges, presiding at the Bal Boheme 
in Washington Monday night, are, from the left, Clifford K. Berryman, 
C. Powell Minnigerode and Charles Bittinger. February 1935
  
 Bal Boheme winner. Mr. and Mrs. Melville Grosvenor of Washington drew upon the resources of a king to capture first prize at the Bal Boheme, a social event of gaiety and costume held annually. Judge Charles Bittinger, President of the Arts club, is making the award. Mr. Grosvenor, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor of the National Geographical Society. February 1935
  
 Grace Coolidge and children dressed in colonial 
clothing. White House, Washington, DC, 1923-29
[Which one is Grace Coolidge? See here.]

 Henry C. Wallace and group of girls at garden, 1922
[Mr. Wallace was Secretary of Agriculture.]
    
 Miss Adelaide Hughes caused quite a little excitement on F St. Saturday when she strolled on the busy street with her pet fox, Washington, DC, 1924
  
 Police escorting woman outside U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC, 1932-33
  
 Standing water at US Capitol, Washington, DC, 1915-23
  
 These two prominent members of Washington's social set enjoy the clear, cold aftermath of the blizzard which left the streets covered with nearly a foot of snow, January 1935
  
Women with tuba, 1928
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Strawberry Festival and Carnival

December 1, 2014, 8:06 am
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This group was captioned "Plant City, Florida, strawberry festival and carnival." They were taken by Marion Post Wolcott and are dated 1939.





 [if you look closely at the back pants pocket of the boy, 
you can see peeking out of it a picture of Wonder Woman!]
 

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Adam MacLay

December 2, 2014, 8:12 am
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 Family in front of their home, 1905-26
  
 Family portrait in front of trees, 1905-26
  
 Family portrait, four women in high neck collar dresses, with hats 
and holding umbrellas, standing in front of bushes, 1905-26
  
 Group of people in costumes, wearing suits, dresses, hats, 
with riding crop and false beard, in a greenhouse, 1905-26
  
 Group of summer campers posing for a group portrait, ca. 1902-03
  
 Members of a women's hockey team with their mascot and cup, 1905-26
  
 Studio portrait of young girl in shirt and dungarees riding a tricycle, 1905-26
  
 Three unidentified young male youths amongst pine trees, 
probably Christchurch district, 1905-26
  
Women with bicycles in a garden, 1905-26
 
Adam MacLay Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library
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Leslie Jones

December 3, 2014, 8:07 am
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 Girls on bikes at observatory
  
 Guns on USS Tampa that stopped rum runners off Massachusetts coast, 1924
  
 Harvard commencement, 1944
  
 Makeshift sailboats on the Charles River
  
 Market corner at Blackstone & Hanover Streets, 1956
  
 Miss Genevieve Peabody of Salem
  
 Parade of old-fashioned carts and wagons
  
 Santa feeds pigeons, Boston Common, 1928
  
 Train wreck in Readville, 1923
  
Two women doing a fire drill with masks on

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
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Albert Percy Godber

December 4, 2014, 8:10 am
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 A shelter in the bush and timber workers boiling a billy nearby, Piha, 1915-16
  
 Car crossing a road bridge across the Mangahao River, near Mangahao, ca. 1930s
  
 Four people with a car, motoring near Whangarei, 1923
  
 Group with car, Christmas Day, on the Waikanae 
to Akatarawa Road, Wellington region, 1923
  
 Man transporting logs with horses and railway in the Akatarawa Bush, Hutt Valley, 1912-16
  
 Picnic group, possibly a wedding party, at Belmont, 1909
  
 Scarfing a kauri tree preparatory to sawing, near Piha, 1915-16
  
View of the Arapuni Dam under construction, ca. 1928

Albert Percy Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
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Dorothea Lange

December 5, 2014, 8:02 am
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 Farmer and boy in the fall of the year at the time the hunting season opens. They live in a white painted house across the road. Jackson County, Oregon, October 1939
  
 Migrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by Los Angeles police. Refused entrance into California, and it was only after they had wired back to Arkansas to borrow fifty dollars cash to show at the border that they were permitted to enter. February 1936
 
 Migratory agricultural worker family along California highway. U.S. 99, March 1937
  
 Migratory family in auto camp. California, November 1936
  
 Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in 
the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona, May 1937
  
 Morning mail at the Mineral King cooperative farm, Farm Security Administration, Tulare County, California. Old ranch house, California type, in the background. Buildings will be replaced by modern structures suitable to community farming. November 1938
  
 Napa Valley, California. More than twenty-five years a bindle-stiff. Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms. The type that formed the backbone of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in California before the war [i.e., World War I]. December 1938
 
 One pea picker's home. One-half mile off Highway 101 
at Nipomo, California, February 1936
  
 Two boys from New Mexico now in California to work in the harvests, Spring 1937
  
Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California. This is a proposed location of Resettlement Administration migrant camp, November 1936
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Push-Cart Derby

December 8, 2014, 8:01 am
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Here's a second set of these photos of University of Kentucky students enjoying themselves with push carts. Photos by Mack Hughes; previous set here.









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Steffano Webb

December 9, 2014, 8:07 am
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 Family portrait, parents and children, Christchurch, ca. 1895
  
 Greengrocer, shop interior with cash register, Christchurch, 1910
  
Group portrait of nurses at Christchurch Hospital, 30 September 1913
 
Steffano Webb Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library
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Harris & Ewing

December 10, 2014, 8:04 am
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These are all uncaptioned.

 1926-27
  
 1930
  
 1932-33
  
1928
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Adam MacLay

December 11, 2014, 8:06 am
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 Brother and sister, possibly wearing school uniforms, in front of house 
with leadlight panels in front door, probably Christchurch region, 1905-26
  
Exterior view of the business of J Mallard & Son cycle works, shows two unidentified men, outside premises, with Indian motorcycles, probably Christchurch district, 1905-26
 
Family portrait on front lawn in front of lattice fence 
and wooden house with veranda, 1905-26
 
Four men with a dog, tin bucket and pan, kettles, 
biscuit tins and a stove in front of two tents, 1905-26
 
Adam MacLay Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library
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