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‘Interior of Depot’
Harpers Weekly, September 2, 1865
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Collection of Maggie Land Blanck
Langston Terrace honors #JohnMercerLangston (1829-1897), an abolitionist, founder of #HowardUniversity Law School, and the first black Congressman from Virginia.
#OTD in 1927
‘Certain-teed Products are Shipped to all Parts of the World, Supplying Purchasers Who Demand Extra Quality and Value’
Illustration by Herbert Paus (1880-1946)
Certain-teed Products. August 27, 1927
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Argosy magazine, August 1959.
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‘America’s Beverage of Moderation - Sponsored by the United States Brewers Foundation...Chartered 1862’
‘In this friendly, freedom-loving land of ours - beer belongs. . . enjoy it!’ ‘Beer and ale - mealtime favorites’ Look magazine, August 26, 1952.
#JohnGannam #beer #ale
#OTD in 1933
Looks like summer Sylo-jamas - just the thing in 1933!
Cover of The New Yorker, August 26, 1933
Perry Barlow
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In #AUGUST 1959
‘Painting by Stanley Meltzoff [1917-2006]’
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Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, August 25, 1923. Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)
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‘People are saying, “It’s the smoothest-riding car we’ve ever owned!”’
Illustrations by Fred Ludekens (1900-1892)
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#OTD in 1930
Cover of The New Yorker, August 23, 1930
Gardner Rea
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