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Knitting Class: 1942
Submitted by Ken on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 9:47pm.
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Students attend a class in knitting at the Red Hook housing project community center in Brooklyn, New York. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, June 1942. View full size.
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Jumpers: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 11:48am.
April 1941. Children jumping rope on the sidewalk of a South Side Chicago street. View full size. Printed from a 35mm nitrate negative shot by Russell Lee.
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The Equitable Fire: New York, 1912
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 12:37am.
January 1912. Equitable fire as viewed from the Singer Building. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. An account of the fire.
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Easter Sunday, 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 09/22/2007 - 7:58pm.
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April 12, 1936. Newsboys in Jackson, Ohio. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Theodor Jung for the Resettlement Administration.
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Taylor Motor Co.: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 09/22/2007 - 1:31am.
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1923. "Taylor Motor Co. exterior," a Ford dealership in Washington, D.C. 5x4 glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.
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Cat Nap: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 7:14pm.
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April 1936. "Interior of rehabilitation client's cabin. Jackson County, Ohio." A close-up of the little girl's room shown four pictures down. 35mm nitrate negative by Theodor Jung, Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Jackson County: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 11:45pm.
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Today, a selection of images by the undeservedly obscure Farm Security Administration photographer Theodor Jung. April 1936. "Wife of rehabilitation client. Jackson County, Ohio." 35mm nitrate negative. View full size.
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