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[Shulman's market, on N at Union Street S.W., Washington, D.C.] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 19 older comments, and then…
• Donovan Beeson said:

  This is the first photo I've seen in the entire set where both black and white people are present.

• Dan4th Nicholas said:

  @donovanbeeson: I was just thinking the same thing

• perfgeek said:

  I cannot find a Union Street in DC - perhaps it got "redeveloped." What I did find though was someone selling this very image on eBay under the title "1941 Union St. WASHINGTON DC Photo"

• rrsafety said:

  More discussion of the N street/Union street issue here: elizatruitt.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/anacostia-market/

• rrsafety said:

  This one has both black and white folks in it (white girl with her dog off to the right watching the black boys play football). www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179178872/

OK Meat Market, Linden Street, Wahoo, Nebraska (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• swanq said:

  See

• neshachan said:

  Building is still there, address is 542 N Linden St., Wahoo, NE 68066.

Beef display

from OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons

• Pat Clou said:

  Is Vim. short for vitamins?

• OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons said:

  I Googled "beef for vim vigor and vitality" and it seems "vim vigor and vitality" has been a health slogan since the 1800s, with "vim" meaning essentially the same thing as energy and enthusiasm. Tiah

• Pat Clou said:

  Thanks, it's the dot after the word Vim that let me thought it might be an abbreviation. I'll think about this next time I clean my bathromm with... Vim! ;-)

• OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons said:

  I agree! Great inspiration.