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Reading Room: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 10:54pm.
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December 1936. Untitled photograph taken in rural Iowa by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. 35mm nitrate negative. View full size.
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Cajun Cooking: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 6:52pm.
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October 1938. "Musicians in cajun band contest at the National Rice Festival. Crowley, Louisiana." View full size. Medium format negative by Russell Lee.
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Once Upon a Time: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 4:19pm.
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July 1941. "Sunday afternoon. Vincennes, Indiana." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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Cow Hollow: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 1:18pm.
October 1939. "Mrs. Sam Cates, wife of Cow Hollow farmer. Malheur County, Oregon." View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange.
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Loening Amphibian: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 12:46pm.
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January 19, 1925. Loening amphibian plane. Maj. Henry Clagett, Gen. William Mitchell, Grover Loening at Bolling Field. View full size. National Photo Co.
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Time to Boil the Diapers: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 11:22pm.
December 1943. "Lynn Massman, wife of a second class petty officer who is studying in Washington, does the washing every morning." View full size. Medium-format negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.
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Three Shot, Two Die: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 9:28pm.
April 12, 1910. "Chinatown after shooting." The Port Arthur teahouse at 9 Mott Street in New York's Chinatown during the tong wars between the Hip Sings and On Leongs. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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