shirtsleeves
5 photos tagged shirtsleeves, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.
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The last upload was January 2010.
Govs. Major and Hodges working on roads (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2010
Gov. Major on Good Roads work (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2010
Insp. Walsh condemning taxicab (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2009
N. C. Wyeth from Smithsonian Institution uploaded September 2008
Postal Clerks Sorting Mail from Smithsonian Institution uploaded June 2008
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Govs. Major and Hodges working on roads (LOC)
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Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hartshorn_Hodges en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Woolfolk_Major
Gov. Major on Good Roads work (LOC)
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Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Woolfolk_Major
Insp. Walsh condemning taxicab (LOC)
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Richard Norton said:
New York City's Mayor's Bureau of Licenses
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Hesitant Eggnog said:
amazing pictures. it gives me some nostalgia. thank you for uploading this. i added your site on my bookmark. cheers
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Comfortable Houses said:
Echo Richard Arthur Norton the exact date could be tracked back this way. Fine tones across the range, excellent negative.
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technogeo said:
The date is scratched into the negative along the lower right side: 8/2/13 (reversed). The same date appears in the companion photo along the lower left side.

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BobMeade said:
August 1913 saw the reformation of the taxi hacking industry in NYC. A new public hacking ordinance was introduced to abolish private cab stands and reduce taxi fare rates. The new ordinance went into effect at 0000hours on August 1, 1913. A new style of taximeter was also required adjusted to register the new rates of fare. ( ref. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E2DC163DE633A... & As you could imagine, the taxi industry did not take kindly to the reforms. (ref. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A0CE5DC163DE633A... ) According to an article in the NYT of August 3, 1913, August 2 was a big day for vehicle inspections: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9403EFDD113BE633A...