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En Route: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/10/2009 - 1:00pm.
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May 1936. "Steam shovels on flatcars. Cherokee County, Kansas." Medium-format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.
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A Tale of Two Charlies: 1925
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Washington, D.C., 1925. "Charles Widmayer, Margaret Monk and Charles Smoot." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Meet the Smoots: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/09/2009 - 7:27pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1910. "Senator Reed Smoot, group." The longtime Utah lawmaker gave his name to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff. View full size.
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Executive Pantry: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/09/2009 - 12:26pm.
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Stress Test: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/09/2009 - 10:58am.
May 1936. "Bank that failed. Kansas." Medium-format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Playtime: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 10:07pm.
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March 1936. "Children's playground, St. Louis." Medium-format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Last Impressions: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 9:13pm.
September 29, 1937. Washington, D.C. "Death masks displayed at identification convention. Mrs. Clark Schilder, wife of the Chief of the Division of Identification, Federal Bureau of Investigation, inspects a death mask of a trapped criminal at the annual convention of the International Association Identification which opened here today. Death masks of criminals are now being generally used by police bureaus throughout the country for identification purposes." View full size.
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