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Photo of the Day – 03/16/17 (“Austin Statesman”, 1913)

Daily Photo — “Austin Statesman, 1913”

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October 1913. Austin, Texas. “Sunday morning. Paul Luna, 9-year-old newsie who is up at 4 a.m. Sundays.” Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. 

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Artwork of the Day – 12/08/16 (Labour in the Sun, Benito Quinquela Martin)

Daily Artwork — “Labour in the Sun, Benito Quinquela Martin, early 20th Century”

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Early 20th Century — Labour in the Sun.  Oil paint on canvas. Impressionism style. Benito Quinquela Martin (1831-1910), National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Posted by on December 8, 2016 in Daily Art

 

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Photo of the Day – 11/23/15 (“City Post Office”, 1923)

Daily Photo — “City Post Office, 1923”

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Washington, D.C., circa 1923. “City Post Office.” Now the National Postal Museum. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. 

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Posted by on November 23, 2015 in Daily Photo

 

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Photo of the Day – 11/18/15 (“Rush Job”, 1941)

Daily Photo — “Rush Job, 1941”

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December 1941. Washington, D.C. “Workmen at lunch hour on emergency office space construction job.” Photo by John Collier. 

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Posted by on November 18, 2015 in Daily Photo

 

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Artwork of the Day – 10/28/15 (Office in a Small City, Edward Hopper)

Daily Artwork — “Office in a Small City, Edward Hopper, 1953”

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1953 — Office in a Small City. Oil on Canvas. New Realism style. Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.

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Posted by on October 28, 2015 in Daily Art

 

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Photo of the Day – 10/23/15 (“The Little Sleep”, 1936)

Daily Photo — “The Little Sleep, 1936”

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1936. “Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts – Paragon Rubber Co. and American Character Doll. Setting eyes in sleeping dolls…” Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.

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Posted by on October 23, 2015 in Daily Photo

 

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Photo of the Day – 9/19/13 (A Woman’s Work, 1942)

Daily Photo — “A Woman’s Work, 1942”

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October 1942. “Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California. Planes made here include the B-17F Flying Fortress heavy bomber, A-20 assault bomber and C-47 transport.”

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Posted by on September 19, 2013 in Daily Photo

 

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Photo of the Day – 9/12/13 (Break Time, 1909)

Daily Photo — “Break Time, 1909”

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“January 1909. Augusta, Georgia. “Noon Hour. Workers in Enterprise Cotton Mill. The wheels are kept running through noon hour (which is only 40 minutes) so employees may be tempted to put in part of this time at machine if they wish.” Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.”

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Posted by on September 12, 2013 in Daily Photo

 

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Photo of the Day – 7/24/13 (The Night Shift, 1909)

Daily Photo — “The Night Shift, 1909”

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November 19, 1909. “A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court House, New Jersey. I saw the smallest boy carrying in shortly before midnight, November 18th.” Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine.

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Posted by on July 24, 2013 in Daily Photo

 

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Photo of the Day – 6/10/13 (Sells After School, 1913)

Daily Photo — “Sells After School, 1913”

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October 1913. San Antonio, Texas. “Lionel Perry, 9-year-old newsboy. Starts out at 5 a.m. usually, 4 a.m. on Sundays. Sells after school.” Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine for the National Child Labor Committee.

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Posted by on June 10, 2013 in Daily Photo

 

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