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Friday, June 24, 2011

I tremble electric.



Came across a couple Denver Post photo archives courtesy of Kate Flood (Thank You BTW) documenting American life in the early to mid 20th century.  You can see the full piece here if you'd like.  Thought I would post a few I thought stood out.

Two officials of the New York City Tenement House Department inspect a cluttered basement living room, ca. 1900. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

Women assembling dolls on a long worktable at the Shrenhat Toy Company, Philadelphia, Oct. 1912. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

Looking west on South Water Street, Chicago, crowded with horse-drawn wagons and motor trucks filled with produce for market, Apr. 1915. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

Young boy tending freshly stocked fruit and vegetable stand at Center Market. Washington, D.C., Feb. 18,1915. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

Crowd of bathers on the Lake Michigan beach, Chicago, Ill., ca. 1925. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

Workmen hand-dipping candles at the Saint Louis Candle and Wax Company, St. Louis, Mo., 1927. (Courtesy of the National Archives)


3 comments:

  1. Glad you like them... something so much cooler about film photography when it's from a time when film cameras were the only option

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