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- Ah, for the days ...
- Why a reading circle?
- Bulldog caption
- Not a Screen in Sight
- Not the children of PA coal miners
- Good old Golden Rule Days
- V for Victory!
- Keep on truckin'
- Stuy Town/Peter Cooper village
- Wartime Tire Shortage ... But?
- Hey Abbott
- City of birth
- From anarchists to
- Plus 118 years
- 118 Years Later
- Public School 2 on the right.
- This station
- A genuine philanthropist
- Interesting history of Straus's campaign for pasteurization
- Baby Carriage
- The other brother
- Those railings
- +101
- Perennial beauty
- Bulging insteps
- It really is still there ...
- On-time delivery is "foremost" on their minds
- Cherry Blossoms Arrived
- Early Japanese imports
- Still there …
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[REV 25-NOV-2014]
Dressed to Kill: 1935
Washington, D.C., circa 1935. "Connolly, Francis, Mrs." Wearing parts of at least three different species, including a fur with canine extensions. View full size.
Am I Next?
Poor dog seems to be thinking, "Am I next?"
Skeletons in the closet
I would imagine this woman's wardrobe to be the stuff of nightmares and horror movies. Definitely one of the strangest pictures on Shorpy.
My goodness
They had big "purse dogs" back in the thirties.
The Eternal Question
Is the Borzoi a fashion accessory for the lady or the lady for the Borzoi?
Shedding Dog Hair
As the owner of a white dog, I smiled when I saw the little white dog hairs on Mrs. Connolly's skirt.
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