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  Mailing Letters

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  • 228 comments
  • 1,048 favorites
  • 147,122 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-12-16
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, snow, winter, boy, child, mail, letter, us, mailbox, commons:collection=mail, bw, grain, texture, post, usps, history, doremus, williamdoremus, design, letterbox, 1880s, nationalpostalmuseum, postal, mailboxes, halftone, young, lad, newsprint, boots, gloves, hat, city, street, town, iron, america, usa, mailing, sending, willarddelmontdoremus, usmail, victorian, 19thcentury, nineteenthcentury, captionable, youvegotmail, wellies, adorable, почта, почтальон, мальчик, commons:event=commonground2009, christmas, tiptoes, ice, normanrockwell, chils, postservice, mailacrossthecommons
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• Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: The seven scientists asked to testify for the defense standing in front of the Defense Mansion.

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  • 13 comments
  • 20 favorites
  • 86,092 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-23 16:47:12
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-29
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, horationewman, maynardmetcalf, faycoopercole, jacoblipman, wintertoncurtis, wilburnelson, williamgoldsmith, scientists, men, groupportrait, outside, bespectacled, ties, legal, history, social, justice, intolerance, evolution, creationism, education, charlesdarwin, intellectualfreedom, scopestrial, scopesdefenseteam, watsondavis, dayton, witnesses, courtcases, victorian, suits, porch, law, smithsonianinstitutionarchives
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• Untitled

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  • 32 comments
  • 160 favorites
  • 64,410 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-19 12:51:05
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-16
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, bride, woman, wedding, white, dress, glove, veil, tulle, old, blackandwhite, gown, formal, portrait, chair, pretty, bw, black, blackwhite, street, vintage, retro, boredom, pensive, marriage, marriagecustoms, weddingphotography, beautiful, love, victorian, ritratto, sposa, abitobianco, velo, porträt, braut, brautkleid, brautschleier, womensday, commons:event=commonground2009, sposaanni20, velodasposa, matrimonio, sposabiancoenero, vintagewedding, seated, wreath, 1800s, portait, weddingwomanbride, anacostiacommunitymuseum
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• Carte de visite of David Livingstone

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  • 15 comments
  • 27 favorites
  • 35,405 views
  • Date taken: 2008-08-13 15:55:02
  • Date uploaded: 2008-12-09
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, drlivingstone, doctor, missionary, africa, moustache, portrait, sitting, coat, sepia, africanacollection, explorer, davidlivingstone, victorian, steampunk, johnjabezedwinmayall, bowtie, smithsonianinstitutionlibraries, movember
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• Table Lamp, New York Public Library, New York City

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  • 1 comment
  • 28 favorites
  • 31,097 views
  • Date taken: 2009-01-15 12:23:35
  • Date uploaded: 2009-08-18
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, lamp, shade, light, fringe, lighting, frontview, efcaldwellco, newyorkpubliclibrary, carrereandhastings, lightingfixture, 1908, old, blackandwhite, classic, victorian, vintagelamp, newyorkpubliclibrarylamp, fringedlampshade, smithsonianinstitutionlibraries
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• Regulation Mail Wagon

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  • 2 comments
  • 14 favorites
  • 28,976 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:41:44
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, wagon, usps, sanfrancisco, california, cobblestonestreet, governmentcontractors, commons:collection=mail, coach, horses, city, urban, nineteenthcentury, 19thcentury, 1800s, 1890s, victorian, 19thcenturymailwagon, street, horsedrawncarriage, mail, usmail, twohorse, blackandwhite, whitehorse, blackhorse, threemen, town, cobblestone, wgaon, horse, buildings, men, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Letter Carrier Delivering Mail by Bicycle

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  • 14 comments
  • 34 favorites
  • 27,849 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:23:33
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, usps, mailman, bicycle, commons:collection=mail, bike, mailbox, nineteenthcentury, 19thcentury, 1800s, 1890s, victorian, uniform, postalservice, postofficedepartment, postoffice, lettercarrier, carrier, postworker, postman, blackandwhite, schwinn, blackandwhitephoto, hate, hat, mail, tree, house, post, mailcarrier, mailacrossthecommons, nationalpostalmuseum
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• Letter Carriers with Handcarts

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  • 1 comment
  • 8 favorites
  • 22,646 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:33:24
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, usps, mailman, commons:collection=mail, uniform, 1880s, victorian, nineteenthcentury, carts, handcarts, africanamerican, black, 19thcentury, men, delivery, uniforms, 3wheeledcarts, mailcarriers, letters, postalservice, 18thcentury, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• St. Paul School of Fine Arts classes

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  • 4 favorites
  • 20,756 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-07
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, stpaulschooloffineartsclasses, womendrinkingtea, social, 1800s, minnesota, minnesotahisoricalsociety, teaparty, womenartists, students, victorian, laduws, stpaulschooloffinearts, school, womensocialtime, women, light, archivesofamericanart
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• Untitled

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  • 0 comments
  • 11 favorites
  • 20,139 views
  • Date taken: 2005-06-15 14:08:59
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-13
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, streetscape, secondempirearchitecture, rowhouses, blue, flats, street, trees, victorian, townhouse, multiplefamilyhome, tenament, photograph, lighteffect, exterior, buildings, urban, awning, stairs, windows, doors, brick, brownstone, houses, neighborhood, thomas, smillie, cyanotype, city, facade, cityblock, apartments, stoops, smithsonianinstitutionarchives
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• Chandelier, Louise and Andrew Carnegie residence, New York City

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  • 4 comments
  • 24 favorites
  • 18,937 views
  • Date taken: 2009-01-13 12:34:48
  • Date uploaded: 2009-02-23
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, efcaldwellco, lighting, andrewcarnegie, globes, sphere, carnegiechandelier, personalchandelier, houseofandrewcarnegie, light, lightingfixture, bulbs, antique, victorian, chandelier, lamp, gold, photography, architecturalpiece, smithsonianinstitutionlibraries, foursquare:venue=4a2fc4d3f964a520da981fe3
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• Thomas Eakins as a child.

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  • 2 comments
  • 26 favorites
  • 18,189 views
  • Date taken: 2006-02-23 11:48:36
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-03
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, thomaseakins, eakins, child, boy, victorian, painter, portrait, realist, kid, niño, aro, retrato, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty812876, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, archivesofamericanart
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• Untitled

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  • 1 comment
  • 6 favorites
  • 12,181 views
  • Date taken: 2005-06-16 10:28:56
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-13
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, stereograph, stereoview, vvillage, departmentoftheindian, usgeologicalsurvey, curador, fotografía, victorian, images, outdoors, scenictownview, double, place, window, blue, bridge, building, picture, glass, area, scene, smithsonianinstitutionarchives
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• Arthur B. Davies

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  • 1 comment
  • 7 favorites
  • 11,140 views
  • Date uploaded: 2009-01-06
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, newyorkarmoryshow1913, arthurbowendavies, bowtie, blackandwhite, avantgardeartist, theeight, americanartist, glasses, mustache, bw, man, bwphoto, manweye, blackandwhitepho, edwardian, victorian, spectacles, eyeglasses, archivesofamericanart
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• Ernest Peixotto

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  • 5 favorites
  • 11,129 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-07
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, peixotto, muralist, ernestpeixotto, studiousman, sepia, table, portrait, man, suit, letter, profile, ernest, victorian, business, 1915, photo, desk, writing, blackandwhite, archivesofamericanart
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