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Marcella and Elibia: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 2:44pm.
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Women employed as roundhouse wipers having lunch, Chicago & North Western Railroad, Clinton, Iowa. Marcella Hart is at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right. April 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
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Rush Hour: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 3:05am.
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Gas pump with clothesline, barn and horse-drawn wagon in background. View full size. Photographer and location unknown. FSA, 1941 or 1942.
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On the Road: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 2:16am.
Highway view, probably near Creede, Colorado. December 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Andreas Feininger.
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Chez Heinz: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 2:11am.
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“Negro house in New Orleans, Louisiana.” January 1936. View full size. Photograph by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration.
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Hello?
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 2:00am.
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Telephone company switchboard, probably 1920s. Exact location unknown, but somewhere in British Mandate Palestine. Matson Photo Service. View full size.
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Is the Caller There?
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/31/2007 - 8:25am.
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Early 20th-century telephone switchboard in British-Mandate Palestine. View full size. American Colony Photo Department. Location not specified although sign in background lists police and ambulance numbers "in Jerusalem."
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Number, Please
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/31/2007 - 8:23am.
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Switchboard operators in 1930s or 1940s British-Mandate Palestine, a few years after the other photo (the chairs look a little less like torture devices). Matson Photo Service. View full size.
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