dc:coverage=1914
38 photos tagged dc:coverage=1914, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.
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Recent uploads
The last upload was October 2009.
Hallowe-'en greeting. from New York Public Library uploaded October 2009
View of Bronx River, Bronx Park, New York. from New York Public Library uploaded October 2009
Bay and Narrows of Hudson, Peekskill, N. Y. from New York Public Library uploaded October 2009
Lake George from Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N. Y... from New York Public Library uploaded October 2009
The Croton Dam, New York. from New York Public Library uploaded October 2009
1914 - Oldsmobile - Model 54, 6 cylinders. from New York Public Library uploaded June 2009
The Evolution of GMC Trucks, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1915. from New York Public Library uploaded June 2009
Model H Reliance - GMC as improved in 191-? [Oxford Storag... from New York Public Library uploaded June 2009
G.M.C. electric truck, 1914. [Calgary Water Works Department... from New York Public Library uploaded June 2009
[Scottish boys.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Dutch woman.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Bavarian man.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Bavarian man.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
Girl from Rattvik, province of Dalarna, Sweden. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
[Norwegian woman.] from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008
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[Romanian women.]
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Smithsonian Institution said:
Do you know if these photos were studio portraits? I can't imagine people wearing these clothes during their trip!
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New York Public Library said:
According to the NYPL collection guide some might have been detainees: "While waiting for what they needed to leave the island (an escort, or money, or travel tickets), some of these immigrants may have been persuaded to pose for Sherman's camera, donning their best holiday finery or national dress, which they had brought with them from home. "
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Priit Halberg said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called folk costumes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
