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Des Moines: 1940

Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 2:09am.
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Des Moines: 1940

May 1940. "Afternoon, downtown Des Moines, Iowa." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.

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Des Moines

Submitted by Cat on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 12:06pm.

Does anyone know where in Des Moines this is? I'm sure it's downtown. I tried to search for Hotel Franklin, but came up with nothing.

[The Hotel Franklin was at Fifth and Locust. - Dave]

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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 7:07am.

Now all together, put your right foot forward. Hmnnn, how did Busby Berkeley, I mean John Vachon ever get all them folks to synchronize like that, now that's a photographer.

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