Posts tagged "shorpy"

September 3, 2010
Yep. It’s the new Shoreditch look. (via Shorpy)

Yep. It’s the new Shoreditch look. (via Shorpy)

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January 2, 2010
ANKLE ALERT! Close your eyes everyone! (via Shorpy)

ANKLE ALERT!

Close your eyes everyone!

(via Shorpy)

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December 13, 2009
Joan Desborough (ready for a dive), Starlight Park, the Bronx, circa 1921

Joan Desborough (ready for a dive), Starlight Park, the Bronx, circa 1921

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December 4, 2009
Washington, D.C., 1923. “Post Office clerks, calisthenics zombie flash mob.” (via Shorpy)

Washington, D.C., 1923. “Post Office clerks, calisthenics zombie flash mob.” (via Shorpy)

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December 2, 2009
Chapeau, monsieur le photographeur, for the colour/pattern blocking in the foreground and the windy hair in the background. (Eastern High: 1935)

Chapeau, monsieur le photographeur, for the colour/pattern blocking in the foreground and the windy hair in the background. (Eastern High: 1935)

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November 21, 2009
Miriam Auerbach, Washington, D.C., circa 1924 It took my poor old eyes 17.5 seconds to realise that Miriam isn’t holding a knife in her right hand. o_O

Miriam Auerbach, Washington, D.C., circa 1924

It took my poor old eyes 17.5 seconds to realise that Miriam isn’t holding a knife in her right hand. o_O

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November 13, 2009
Perfect Outfit of the Day CLXVIII: Marion Leech MAIS OUI! o_O

Perfect Outfit of the Day CLXVIII: Marion Leech

MAIS OUI! o_O

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The Children’s Song, 1910

The Children’s Song, 1910

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November 6, 2009
Ah, hospitals! ENDLESS hours of fun and creativity! (via Shorpy)

Ah, hospitals! ENDLESS hours of fun and creativity! (via Shorpy)

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October 31, 2009
Yes, yes, very pretty, Madame Lubowska, very pretty - thank you kindly. Now back to the fashion gulag with you. Even the ancient Greeks would have stabbed their eyes out at the sight of your very ill-fitting faux chiton. Besides, you’re standing on my pet frog. (via Shorpy)

Yes, yes, very pretty, Madame Lubowska, very pretty - thank you kindly. Now back to the fashion gulag with you.

Even the ancient Greeks would have stabbed their eyes out at the sight of your very ill-fitting faux chiton.

Besides, you’re standing on my pet frog. (via Shorpy)

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October 24, 2009
Portrait of a Prodigy: 1933 (via Shorpy)

Portrait of a Prodigy: 1933 (via Shorpy)

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October 16, 2009
A somewhat Seuratesque American idyll from 1905 (via Shorpy)

A somewhat Seuratesque American idyll from 1905 (via Shorpy)

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Look who we have here! Our favourite sportive Georgetown basketball Quintumvirate from back in September with their trainer who looks like Janosz Poha’s obese brother. Ah, bless. (via Shorpy)

Look who we have here! Our favourite sportive Georgetown basketball Quintumvirate from back in September with their trainer who looks like Janosz Poha’s obese brother. Ah, bless.

(via Shorpy)

. shorpy bw photography sport Georgetown
October 3, 2009
October 1943. Washington, D.C. “Boys watching the Woodrow Wilson high school cadets.” (via Shorpy)

October 1943. Washington, D.C. “Boys watching the Woodrow Wilson high school cadets.” (via Shorpy)

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September 30, 2009
The Lifeguard: 1905 (Shorpy) Well, HELLO! o_O

The Lifeguard: 1905 (Shorpy)

Well, HELLO! o_O

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