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Harris + Ewing
Harris & Ewing black-and-white photographs imaged directly from large-format glass negatives. The photographs were made by the prominent Washington, D.C., photo studio founded in 1905 by George Harris and Martha Ewing. Harris & Ewing glass plates currently residing in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Collection.
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Ahoy, Mateys: 1923
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Eight Bloomers: 1922
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Self-Propellered: 1922
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![Washington, D.C. -- October 22, 1921. "Junkers-Larsen 'JL-12,' the dreadnaught of the air, arrived at Bolling Field yesterday after a 2½-hour flight from Long Island, New York. Designed principally for attack on enemy troops, it is equipped with 30 Thompson submachine guns and can discharge 3,000 bullets in four seconds. George Wise, machine gun expert, and Brooke Hyde-Pearson [1894-1924], pilot of the JL-12, preparing to demonstrate two of the machine guns." (Washington Post) 4x5 inch glass negative, Harris & Ewing Collection. View full size.](jpg/shorpy-41556a1.thumbnail.jpg "Tommy Gunship: 1921")
Tommy Gunship: 1921
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Gun Show: 1921
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H Street Emergency: 1919
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Small Businessmen: 1938
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Flappers: 1928
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![October 28, 1935. Washington, D.C. "Diving exhibition. Navy Day was celebrated at the Washington Navy Yard [a day late, since the 27th was a Sunday] by various exhibitions including the diving show put on here by 2nd Class Gunner's Mate Emerson Burie Buie. A diving school is maintained at the yard." 4x5 glass negative by Harris & Ewing. View full size.](jpg/shorpy-39513a.thumbnail.jpg "Navy Day: 1935")
Navy Day: 1935
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Intellectual Property: 1924
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D.C. A.C.: 1938
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Flying Wedge: 1937
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Jack & Mary: 1936
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The Device: 1928
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Capitol Crossing: 1928
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Pumpkin Patch Kids: 1936
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Inauguration: March 4, 1933
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Infrastructure Day: 1936
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Inaugural Parade: 1921
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Top Dog: 1936
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War Bonds: 1918
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People's Rapid Transit: 1936
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Zing Went the Strings: 1911
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Filling Station: 1924
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Luggage Lugged: 1936
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Bus Start: 1936
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Joe Blow: 1936
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Stamps for Shriners: 1923
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Tray Chic: 1923
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Modern Millipede: 1923
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Liberty Bonds: 1918
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![June or July 1926. Washington, D.C., or vicinity. "NO CAPTION [Man lying in front of train on tracks]." Perhaps some diligent Shorpysleuth can figure out what's going on here. 4x5 inch glass negative, Harris & Ewing Collection. View full size.](jpg/shorpy-34181a.thumbnail.jpg "Dude on the Tracks: 1926")
Dude on the Tracks: 1926
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Protected: 1936
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Miss Moffett: 1923
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Televisionary: 1923
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Captain Kinescope: 1929
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Well-Received: 1929
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Pillars of Justice: 1936
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Wed on Their Feet: 1923
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Naiad Dryad Dyad: 1925
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Ladies, First: 1933
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Queen Anna: 1922
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Secretaries of War: 1918
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Beach Style Parade: 1922
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Riverdale: 1923
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The Sport of Presidents: 1921
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The Goat Whisperer: 1922
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Dope House: 1915
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After You've Gone: 1935
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Iron Maiden: 1930
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Breadalyzer: 1922
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Arabesque Alfresco: 1923
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Warren Peace: 1921
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Elephant Bank: 1924
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Whoas Before Bros: 1930
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Pony Boy: 1935
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Cakes to Go: 1938
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Queenie & Eleanor: 1937
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Keeping an Open Mind: 1926
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Lady Dyes: 1915
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All Electric Farm: 1936
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Drama Queen: 1918
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Socket to Me: 1926
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Do Spoons Next: 1917
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Madame President: 1940
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Flood Relief: 1937
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Star Parking: 1940
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Private Office: 1923
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Game Boy: 1924
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Taking the Air: 1924
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If I Had a Trailer: 1921
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The Elephant Boy: 1927
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The Greatest Generation: 1922
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Mad Tidings: 1938
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National Benefit Life: 1921
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June Wetting: 1912
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Salumu Aleikum: 1923
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Chinese Characters: 1925
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Thoroughly Modern: 1922
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Dog Mart: 1937
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Dog Box: 1923
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