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Vintage Style Reference in Vernacular Photographs

HadleyH

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Warbaby said:
Beautiful photo, Hadley - and amazing to think that it was taken in 1940!


I agree Warbaby!

The photo was taken by this gentleman, Russell Lee (1903-1986) in Pie Town New Mexico, in Oct 1940.

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Alon

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My contribution to this thread is this photograph from France. I'd guess it dates from the 1920s.

And yes, that is a bottle of absinthe.

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Sarge

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Monroeville, Indiana. Group of young men taken at Conservation Club.


Mayor Hosey receives first "Buddy" Poppy. Photo taken on the steps of the city hall, shows Miss Carol Sawyer, little daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Sawyer, giving the first "Buddy" Poppy to Mayor William J. Hosey to call attention to the poppy sale which will be conducted downtown Saturday by Veterans of Foreign Wars.


FORT WAYNE FUNERAL - JANUARY 29, 1936
 

Sarge

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Four men suspected of robbing a Linngrove (Indiana) Bank, with Sheriff Hollingsworth (left), and Prosecutor Nathan Nelson (right) 1929.

 

Sarge

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HadleyH said:
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wow Sarge! very nice, very vernacular! :eusa_clap :)

I always liked that photo especially the fancy topcoat the tall one is wearing. :D


CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE 1930


Control Center, WWII Civilian Defense Fire Headquarters.


COLUMBIA STREET STILL: Twenty-four 250 gallon barrels and seventeen 50 gallon barrels of mash were found back in 1929.
 

Griemersma

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Fantastic photos everybody!

here's a handful from my collection:

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I think most of these are from the Library of Congress American Memory website, but I've got tons that I've grabbed off the web over the years, so if any of these are yours, let me know!

--G.R.
 

Griemersma

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These are probably common knowledge to most of you, but if there are any folks that are just getting into this, here are some great websites to get you started. Be prepared to spend a lifetime mining these, though...

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/index.jsp

www.shorpy.com

Lots of Russell Lee here:

http://memory.loc.gov/fsowhome.html

Also the new LIFE search on google:

http://images.google.com/hosted/life

Vintage color by Nikolas Muray:

http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/sets/72157611386593623/
 

J.L. Picard

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Switzerland invading Italy, 1914

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Fearing Italy would invade the Ticino, the italian part of Switzerland, the Swiss army (colonel Keller head of the army in 1914) prepared an invasion of the northern part of Italy. He had planned to invade Italy all the way to Milan...:rolleyes:

Thankfully, the Swiss government never gave an agreement to this foolish concept. :eusa_doh:
 

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