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cmeisenzahl

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With views of men's clothes and shoes. When looking at each one, be sure to click on the full size link to see details. ;-)

Office Xmas Party: 1925 | Shorpy Photo Archive
"Washington circa 1925. "Western Electric Co. group." There are enough little dramas playing out here to keep the forensic partyologists busy until Ground Hog Day."
http://www.shorpy.com/node/5120

A Model Student: 1940 | Shorpy Photo Archive
"Circa 1940. "Montgomery High School, Maryland."
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4730

School Paper: 1941 | Shorpy Photo Archive
"Washington, D.C. "Students, Eastern High School, 1941.""
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4478

Boy Most Likely to Explode: 1940 | Shorpy Photo Archive
""Montgomery High School students." An amusing (or maybe unsettling) class portrait from Montgomery County, Maryland. The Library of Congress says circa 1936; we've found a number of clues that narrow it down to 1939-40."
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4446

Billy Mitchell: 1923 | Shorpy Photo Archive
"September 25, 1923. Brigadier General William Mitchell in Washington, D.C. An important figure in the development of military aviation, "Billy" Mitchell is regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force."
http://www.shorpy.com/node/2664

Living Large: 1908 | Shorpy Photo Archive
""Giant." Big man enjoying a cigar and glass of beer in a New York tavern circa 1908."
http://www.shorpy.com/node/1769

Fine & Dandy: 1912 | Shorpy Photo Archive
"1912. "Democratic National Convention, Baltimore. Bennett Clark, son of Champ Clark." Beauchamp Clark, favored to win the presidential nomination, ended up losing it to Woodrow Wilson."
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4958

Senate Pages' Dinner: 1916 | Shorpy Photo Archive
"1916. "Senate pages. Marshall, center, giving dinner to pages." I know you'll all be on your very best behavior."
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4927

Before and After: 1918 | Shorpy Photo Archive
"New York. October 5, 1918. "Army students' quarters, Columbia University.""
http://www.shorpy.com/node/5047

Radio U: 1921 | Shorpy Photo Archive
""Loomis Radio School." Circa 1921, another look inside the technical school started by Mary Loomis in Washington, D.C. National Photo."
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4793
 

Josef Seibel

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I like this one / page 2

Missed a Spot: 1920
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talldesk

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cmeisenzahl, thanks for sharing. Very nice pics of the past.

American students no longer dress that way. I see many sloppily dressed elementary school students waiting for school buses. Saw the same thing at college, and similarly at whitecollar workplace. Whatever happened?
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