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Read the full article “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”: A children’s classic lives on though many editions and sequels.

First edition, second state...

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This Japanese-American fisherman was photographed in his boat,America, near Terminal Island (by the Los Angeles Harbor) in 1942.

Observing...

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Hochschild Kohn & Company delivery truck
Baltimore
ca. 1900-1920
John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973)
5 x 7 inch glass negative
Baltimore City Life Museum...

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These photos, taken in 1894, depict Chinese-American immigrants in a formal studio setting. The images are part of a series of Commissioner’s Case...

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