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- It's a mini-steam plant!
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- $9,600
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- Even after using Photoshop
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Vintage photos of:
Texas Turkeys: 1939
November 1939. "Selected turkeys on the racks awaiting shipment. Cooperative poultry house in Brownwood, Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Board Room: 1940
March 1940. "Ironing room of migratory labor camp at Sinton, Texas." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
The Locomotion: 1940
March 1940. "Detail of locomotive while in the yard at Big Spring, Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the FSA. View full size.
- 1 comment
- 2124 reads
Kids at Play: 1940
May 1940. "Recess time at grade school in Hobbs, New Mexico." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 2627 reads
Action Comics: 1940
April 1940. "Popcorn stand in Globe [i.e., Miami], Arizona." Where we can pick up a slightly dog-eared copy of Famous Funnies or Action Comics #23 for a dime. Decisions, decisions! Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
- 10 comments
- 4363 reads
E.L. Bowman Grocery: 1940
March 1940. "Grocery store and filling station in the high plains. Dawson County, Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
- 9 comments
- 3758 reads
Larger Than Life: 1939
August 1939. "Oilfield truck driver and his son sitting on front porch. Seminole, Oklahoma." Happy Father's Day from Shorpy! Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 5 comments
- 2913 reads
Name Your Poison: 1939
September 1939. "Detail of front of combined filling station and grocery store. Questa, New Mexico." Gasoline, caffeine, nicotine, protein. Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 2677 reads
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