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"A Friend in Army France"

2 pp

A photographic postcard depicting a World War I soldier posing with a figure in a dress. The two appear in front of a painted studio backdrop, with the image of the figure in the dress having been captured elsewhere and added into the image. Inscribed along the bottom in blue ink is [A Friend in Armey, France]. The back has been pre-printed with [CARTE POSTALE].

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"A close shave" - 317th Supply Train, Belleville, Meuse Oct. 12, 1918

2 pp

In this photograph a soldier is shaving another soldiers head. One soldier is seated with his right leg crossed over his left leg. His hands are resting on his thigh and he has a cigarette in his mouth. His hat is hanging on a wooden post to his right. The other soldier stands behind. His hands are raised and he is holding the razor blade in this right hand. He is wearing his uniform and hat and i

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"Big Nims" - 366 Inf. Ainvelle, Vosges, France, Aug 8, 1918

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This photograph depicts a man in mid-laugh. His helmet is hanging off of his left forearm and he is holding a gas mask in his hands. A tent stands behind him on the right side of the photo. The Signal Corps USA logo appears in the bottom left corner. The number [25930] is written next to the logo. The words [Big Nims- 366 Inf. Ainvelle, Vosges, France, Aug., 1918.] are written at the bottom inside

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"Bobeh"

H x W: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm)

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"Deep Greenwood" - 1978

A black-and-white gelatin silver print of North Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The photograph is taken from the east side of the road near the intersection with East Archer Street and depicts a line of one to three story brick buildings, most of which are vacant and in disrepair, with broken and boarded up windows. A sign on the building at the center of the photograph reads “The Oklahoma Ea

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"Gorgon" (Ninjaman), Exodus Studio

Ninjaman is standing in profile on the right side of the image, holding a gun in his proper right hand and pointing it away from him, towards the left side of the image. He wears a light colored mesh tank top under a dark colored jacket. He is looking out a window with metal bars over it. There appear to be trees, tents, and furniture outside. There is an inscription on the back by Bill Adler read

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"Honey, Does Yo Lub Yo Man!"

This stereoview card depicts a group of men, women, and children in a wedding scene. Consisting of two similar images side by side, the card is arranged with the images in the center. At either end of the card is vertical script. Words at the left side read “Sold only by Universal View Co. / Philadelphia PA, Lawrence Kan." Words at the right side read “William H. Rau Publishers/ Philadelphia, U.S.

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"Tent City" family, Fayette County, TN

A black-and-white photograph of Walker and Dorothy Mason with their five young children, in front of a tent in "Tent City," an encampment of African Americans displaced from their homes in retaliation for registering to vote. The encampment was located on the land of William Shepard Towles and lasted from 1960 to 1962. Walker stands on the left with Dorothy on the right, holding a blanket-wrapped

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"The Big" Checkers Match Sign

H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

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"Where in the world is Desmond Ballentine?"

Ninjaman is pictured from the shoulders up. He is shirtless and outside, with foliage around him. He looks directly at the camera and holds up an orange Monopoly card reading [Community Chest / GET OUT / OF JAIL FREE]. The card is the only part of the image in color. Ninjaman holds the card in his proper left hand, and he wears a large diamond encrusted ring on his fourth finger. Trees and a short

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"Why the Titanic Sank" poster on the Wall

H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

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'Nubian Freak,' Union Sq. '88

The woman stands looking directly at the camera, wearing a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt. Her hair is styled in a tall high top fade with a wide bleached vertical stripe on one side. The city street and buildings are visible in the background. A handwritten inscription beneath the image reads ["NUBIAN FREAK" UNION SQ. '88] along with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell / '03] at

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<I>"A Friend in Army France"</I>

<I>"A close shave" - 317th Supply Train, Belleville, Meuse Oct. 12, 1918</I>

<I>"Big Nims" - 366 Inf. Ainvelle, Vosges, France, Aug 8, 1918</I>

<I>"Bobeh"</I>

<I>"Deep Greenwood" - 1978</I>

<I>"Gorgon" (Ninjaman), Exodus Studio</I>

<I>"Honey, Does Yo Lub Yo Man!"</I>

<I>"Tent City" family, Fayette County, TN</I>

<I>"The Big" Checkers Match Sign</I>

<I>"Where in the world is Desmond Ballentine?"</I>

<I>"Why the Titanic Sank" poster on the Wall</I>

<I>'Nubian Freak,' Union Sq. '88</I>