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Chillicothe Buicks: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 3:36pm.
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February 1940. Courthouse and auto transport hauling Buicks in Chillicothe, Ohio. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA.
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Wild Animal Circus: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 1:26pm.
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Posters advertising a 1936 circus near Lynchburg, South Carolina. 35mm nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Bethlehem Boys: 1935
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November 1935. Sons of American Legion members in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the FSA.
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Central Grade School: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/26/2007 - 11:33pm.
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February 1940. The snowballs fly at Central Grade School in Chillicothe, Ohio. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA.
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Rhea Quintin: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/26/2007 - 12:52am.
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June 1916. Fall River, Mass. "Rhea Quintin, 14 years old. Drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about three months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. Seemed very young in certificate office. Miss Smith thought she was a little schoolgirl coming for some other purpose." View full size. Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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No. 8 Bus: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/26/2007 - 12:44am.
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February 1940. Getting on the bus during a snowstorm in Chillicothe, Ohio. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.
To Grandmother's House We Go
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 12/25/2007 - 12:14am.
February 1940. A wintry scene near Chillicothe, Ohio. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
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