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Pennsylvania 1940 |
As you can see, I've been visiting
Shorpy again.
Shorpy's got high-res old photos that you can really dive into.
Check 'm out.
It's like a time machine, man.
Some of these are "influenza" themed.
Click on the photos!
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Virginia 1923; the daughter of some state official |
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Washington, D.C. 1918
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New Orleans 1924
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Pittsburgh in the rain, 1941 |
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Katherine Stinson, the "Flying Schoolgirl," 1918. Red Cross ambulance driver in France. As a flyer, she set many records. In France, she contracted influenza, which led to tuberculosis. The TB forced her to give up flying for good. |
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Opera singer Elvira de Hidalgo (1891-1980), Spanish coloratura soprano, New York, 1910. She was the chief mentor of Maria Callas. |
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Seattle, during the Influenza Epidemic (1918) |
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1918: Washington, D.C., native Billie Burke (Glinda, the Good Witch; 1939) in her hometown. |
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Balboa, 1925 (and Bob was there!)
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Volunteers of America, Xmas 1925 (Note the sign on the wall.) |
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April 1941, South Side Chicago
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Boston, 1906 |
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December 1937, MidCity Theater, Washington, DC |
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January 1942, Theater Row (Elm), Dallas
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The "Brox Sisters," New York, 1923 |