Category Archives: 1920s

Sizing up Terrapins

A man measures terrapin’s for a suitable restaurant candidates, 1927. (© Jacob Gayer/National Geographic Society/Corbis)

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Fundraiser aims to give Chubby from ‘Our Gang’ a headstone

Baltimore child star Norman Chaney has lain in unmarked grave for decades By Jill Rosen (The Baltimore Sun, 5/10/2012) Only people who know where to look would be able to pay respects to Norman Chaney, who is buried in an … Continue reading

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Crab Steamer

A man takes hard-shelled crabs out of the steamer, 1927. (© Jacob Gayer/National Geographic Society/Corbis)

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Crab Shoveller

A woman shovels hard-shelled crabs after they cool, 1927. (© Jacob Gayer/National Geographic Society/Corbis)

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