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Georgia, 1941...CaptionMen and women making quilts from surplus commodity cotton in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia.....
04/19/2024

Georgia, 1941...

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Men and women making quilts from surplus commodity cotton in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia...

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Farm Security Administration Jack Delano photographer

★ Cleveland, Ohio, 1900-1910...CaptionTraffic Policeman Helping Children to Cross the Street...SourceNYPL ...
04/19/2024

★ Cleveland, Ohio, 1900-1910...
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Traffic Policeman Helping Children to Cross the Street...

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NYPL





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Nashville, 1863...CaptionScene in the yard of a military hospital in Nashville, showing numerous men and women, some Afr...
04/19/2024

Nashville, 1863...

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Scene in the yard of a military hospital in Nashville, showing numerous men and women, some African American, among lines of hanging laundry.
During the Civil War, hundreds of hospitals were established in cities and towns in both the North and the South. Some were specifically designed and built for that purpose, but others occupied existing buildings taken over for hospital use. Conditions in Civil War hospitals were grim and overcrowded, particularly after battles. Diseases spread rapidly, even though soldiers with contagious illnesses were separated from those who were wounded...

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Tennessee State Library and Archives

A cobbler works on a new shoe in his shop.1880s
04/19/2024

A cobbler works on a new shoe in his shop.1880s

The seal of Tutankhamun's tomb before it was opened in 1923, it was unbroken for over 3000 years.
04/19/2024

The seal of Tutankhamun's tomb before it was opened in 1923, it was unbroken for over 3000 years.

The Dalai Lama at age two, 1937.
04/19/2024

The Dalai Lama at age two, 1937.

Poor children, East London, circa 1890
04/19/2024

Poor children, East London, circa 1890

French box bed. In Brittany, the closed bed, or box bed, was a traditional piece of furniture, present in other European...
04/19/2024

French box bed. In Brittany, the closed bed, or box bed, was a traditional piece of furniture, present in other European countries. In houses with only one room, the box bed allowed a certain intimacy and helped to keep warm during the winter.

Putnam County, Tennessee, 1918...CaptionPhotograph of Ritta and Hattie Greenwood standing outside of their laundry and m...
04/19/2024

Putnam County, Tennessee, 1918...

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Photograph of Ritta and Hattie Greenwood standing outside of their laundry and millinery shop in Algood...

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Tennessee State Library and Archives

Lost London. Winthrop Street. Whitechapel. This was the road parallel to where the first Ripper victim, Polly Nichols, w...
04/19/2024

Lost London. Winthrop Street. Whitechapel. This was the road parallel to where the first Ripper victim, Polly Nichols, was discovered, now faded into obscurity…

A bustling Billingsgate fish market. London. c1900s…
04/19/2024

A bustling Billingsgate fish market. London. c1900s…

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