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Up for the Fourth: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 01/16/2008 - 1:28am.
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July 1941. Girls at the Fourth of July carnival in Vale, Oregon. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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Tex-Mex: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 10:22pm.
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February 1939. Robstown, Texas. Mexican boy playing guitar in room of corral. View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.
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Feeling Better Already: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 8:34pm.
February 1942. Red Cross nurse's aide and wounded serviceman, location unknown. 5x7 safety negative, Office of War Information. View full size.
Sweet Cherries: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 7:34pm.
June 1941. Shopping for fruit and vegetables in San Diego. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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Hello Muddah: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 5:55pm.
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Hunter's Island, New York, circa 1912. "Boy Scouts at Hunter's Island. Writing to the folks at home." View full size. Underwood & Underwood.
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Golden Years: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 2:59pm.
July 1941. "Sun bathers at the park swimming pool." Yet another shot by Russell Lee of the ladies of Caldwell, Idaho. 35mm nitrate negative. View full size.
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Parris Island: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 2:54pm.
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May 1942. "When a husky leatherneck throws his weight on a line, things come his way. A member of a Marine barrage balloon unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina, helps to ground one of the big bags that the Corps has added to its kit of fighting tools." View full size. 5x7 safety negative by Alfred Palmer.
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