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Provincetown: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 9:48pm.
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August 1940. "Local talent makes music on a Sunday afternoon under the soldiers' monument. Provincetown, Massachusetts." View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
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Shop Class: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 6:24pm.
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1939. Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C. "Carpentry shop." 5x7 nitrate negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.
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Departures: 1940
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April 1940. East Dubuque, Illinois. "Waiting for the train to Minneapolis." 35mm negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Cockfight: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 11:59am.
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Puerto Rico, December 1937. "The beginning of the cockfight. When the man in the center raises the cloth, the birds will see each other and begin to fight." Medium format nitrate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the FSA. View full size.
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Pallbearers: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 11:42pm.
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January 1938. "Ponce, Puerto Rico. Funeral of a child." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
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Full House: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 9:02pm.
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January 1938. "Interior of workers' shack. Porta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico." Note the drop-in guest. View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
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Who You Lookin' At: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 6:20pm.
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Missouri, May 1940. "Ozark farmer and family." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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