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Miss Anita Phipps: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 1:16am.
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November 24, 1923. Miss Anita Phipps, director of women's relations for the War Department. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
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Two Forks: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 11:14pm.
October 1939. "Hay forks. Northern Oregon farm. Morrow County, Oregon." View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the FSA.
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The Simple Life: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 11:08pm.
October 1939. "Another corner of Soper kitchen. Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon." View full size. Nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange.
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You Go First: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 10:48pm.
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1941. "Completed sanitary privy in Minnesota being inspected by farmer and engineer of Farm Security Administration." View full size. Medium format safety negative by Shipman for the Farm Security Administration.
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Homeward Bound: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 3:29pm.
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January 1941. Lowell, Mass. "Commuters who have just come off the train, waiting for the bus to go home." View full size. 35mm Kodachrome by Jack Delano.
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St. Patty's Night: 1944
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 12:39pm.
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March 1944. Washington, D.C. St. Patrick's Day dance at the Washington labor canteen, sponsored by the United Federal Workers of America, Congress of Industrial Organizations. View full size. Medium format safety negative by Joseph A. Horne for the Office of War Information.
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The Journey Begins: 1957
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