B-29 Bombing Run

July 19th, 2010

via boston.com See the whole gallery of Korean War photos at Boston.com

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Winemaker

July 9th, 2010

via citynoise.org

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The Final Flight Of Atlantis

July 5th, 2010

via blogs.discovermagazine.com

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Sortie

June 19th, 2010

via blogs.denverpost.com

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The Boys Of Summer

April 9th, 2010

[Three baseball players (boys) wearing uniforms] (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.

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Culp’s Hill

February 28th, 2010

Views from the Battle Field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d, and 3d. 1863 : Culp’s Hill, occupied by the right wing of the Union Army, and the scene of the terrific musketry contest on the second and third, which resulted in the defeat of the Rebels.. United States Sanitary Commission — Creator. Tyson Brothers — [...]

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Sharecroppers

February 20th, 2010

Even today, many documentary photographers will tell you they are influenced by the works of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and 40s. Under the direction of Roy Emerson Stryker, the FSA sent photographers to document the plight of the rural farmer during the Great Depression and the progress of New Deal programs. When [...]

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Civil Rights March

January 18th, 2010

Martin Luther King, Jr. Museum in Atlanta, originally uploaded by webmacster87(flickr). Photos from inside the Martin Luther King, Jr. museum at the Historical Site in Atlanta.

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Library Of Congress Joins Flickr

September 30th, 2008

The Library of Congress has begun using Flickr to showcase photography from its collection (via Instant Cognition): [Dode Paskert, Philadelphia NL, at Polo Grounds, NY (baseball)] (LOC) Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress

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