Publication Date

April 4, 2014

Perspectives Section

Perspectives Daily

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  • United States

Each week we scour the web for interesting and historic documents that catch our eye, make us think or simply make us laugh.

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New Orleans circa 1906. “Payday on the levee.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. Via Library of Congress.

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