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Hello, Internet: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 2:35am.
October 1935. Cotton picker in Pulaski County, Arkansas. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration.
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Kimball: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 10:31pm.
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October 1935. The coal mining center of Kimball, West Virginia. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration.
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Over and Under: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 10:06pm.
Summer of 1938. "Underpass in central Ohio, Route 40. Roadside does not at first present a definite or meaningful picture. Closer investigation begins to reveal the character of the place." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn.
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Grand Union: 1952
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 9:55pm.
April 29, 1952. The Grand Union supermarket at 100 Broadway in East Paterson, New Jersey. View full size. 4x5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner.
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Miller Time: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 9:54pm.
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October 1935. Workers coming off the job at Consolidated Coal in Jenkins, Kentucky. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the FSA.
Future Biker: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 9:22pm.
October 1935 in Omar, West Virginia. A better view of the motorcycle seen two posts down. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the FSA.
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Omar: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 8:10pm.
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October 1935. A street scene in the mining town of Omar, West Virginia. 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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