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Kempton: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 1:12am.
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May 1939. The coal company town of Kempton, West Virginia. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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Tasty Hamburgers: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 12:47am.
April 1941. "Lunch wagon for Negroes. Chicago, Illinois." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
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Keerless Love: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 12/29/2007 - 10:25pm.
October 1935. Scotts Run, West Virginia. Doped singer: "Love, oh love, oh keerless love." Relief investigator reported a number of dope cases at Scotts Run. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative and caption by Ben Shahn for the FSA.
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Bystander: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 12/29/2007 - 6:15pm.
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December 1937. Street scene in Washington, D.C. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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Mt. Vernon Straight Ahead: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 12/29/2007 - 12:31pm.
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February 1940. An oil worker in Salem, Illinois. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
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Salem: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 12/29/2007 - 12:16pm.
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February 1940. The business district in Salem, Illinois. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
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Roy Nelin: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 12/29/2007 - 12:14am.
December 1942. Melrose Park, Illinois. Roy Nelin, a box packer in the Proviso Yard roundhouse of the Chicago & North Western R.R. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.
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