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Omaha: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 5:10am.
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November 1938. Omaha, Nebraska. "Cars parked diagonally along a row of parking meters." View full size. Photograph by John Vachon for the FSA.
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Catfish Mover Watermelon: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 4:46am.
Summer 1936. Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama. View full size. Medium-format negative by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration.
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Parked Girl: 1941
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August 1941. Cars in the business district of Brattleboro, Vermont. 35mm nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Darn, Darn, Darn: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 11:42pm.
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December 1943. "Lynn Massman, wife of a second class petty officer studying in Washington, D.C., darns socks in the afternoon while baby Joey has his nap." View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Esther Bubley for the OWI.
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Apalachicola Shuckers: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 9:45pm.
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January 1909. "Oyster shuckers at Apalachicola, Florida. This work is carried on by many young boys during busy seasons. This is a dull year so only a few youngsters were in evidence." View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Lena Again: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 7:07pm.
August 1908, Cincinnati. "Lena Lochiavo, 11 years old, Basket Seller, Sixth Street Market. Saloon entrance. 11 p.m. Had been there since 10 a.m. and not yet sold out." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Flaherty: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 5:30pm.
October 27, 1908. "Mrs. W.J. [William Jennings] Bryan and Mrs. Flaherty in carriage" in New York. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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