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On the date

Saturday, December 15, 1917

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight

The slush on the sidewalk turns grey under the flicker of the new electric signs, and I’m waiting for the perfect snapshot of a wool coat that doesn’t bunch at the buttons. This new modern zipper gadget is a marvel of vanity, cinching a silhouette tight against the bitter December wind while the newsboys scream about drone torpedoes and safe food cargoes. I lift my Leica as a woman passes with a "Votes for Women" pin catching the glare, her heels clicking a sharp rhythm to the muffled chorus of "Over There" drifting from a nearby pub. The grit of the city feels heavy today, but through the glass, everything is just light and shadow.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Over There

George M. Cohan

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1917

  • Uncle Sam wants YOU

Tech Check

Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.

Cost of Living (1910)

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Gallon of Gas

$0.15

Average Home

$3,600

New Car

$950

Time Elapsed

39,620 days ago

(108 years, 200 days)