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Advertisement featuring Myrna Darby, who performed in Ziegfeld Follies in early 1910-1920s. Darby was also a popular silent film actresss.

Advertisement is of Billie Burke (1886-1971), who played Glinda the Good witch Fairy in the Wizard of Oz in 1939.

Starting in 1929, Lucky Strike started a campaign focused on selling tobacco products to women specifically by targeting weight loss. The particular ad reads "To keep a slender figure no one can deny...reach for a lucky instead of a sweet." The…

Luckies are always kind to your throat -image of woman in bikini on beach, promoting Luckies

Exterior of the Alexandria Hospital, established in 1872 by miss julia johns, governed by a board of lady managers and supported by contributions from various churches and benevolent associations

Exterior and group photo for St. Mary's academy, an all-girls school in Alexandria. Over 250 girls attended the school, established in 1869 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.

Exterior of Robert Portner's brewery, established 1862. The operators boasted that the factory contained "the latest scientific improvements in brewing, refrigerating, and bottling machinery. The factory complex also included a car shop, where they…

Rear view of the Carlyle House, a historic home in Alexandria. Built in 1752 by prominent merchant John Carlyle, the mansion had fallen into a state of somewhat disrepair and was hidden from the main street behind the Braddock Hotel.

Exterior of the Henry K Field & Co industrial complex. The company includes a lumber yard, a door, sash, and blind factory, and a portion dedicated to transporting ship lumber and related supplies. Over 40 men worked at the company.

Exterior of William B Smoot's home. Smoot was the president of C C Smoot & Co, a tannery.