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Hill House: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/13/2008 - 3:22am.
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July 1936. Hill House, Mississippi. "Sharecroppers' families gathering needs for their Fourth of July celebration, whites and blacks together." View full size. 4x5 nitrate negative by by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.
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Dogwood: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 11:52pm.
From circa 1922, the bandleader and Victor recording artist Joseph C. Smith. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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The Old Ball Game: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 8:46pm.
October 8, 1912. First game of the 1912 World Series, between the New York Giants and Boston Red Sox. Right field grandstand at New York's Polo Grounds. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
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General Outdoor: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 7:30pm.
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True Confessions: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 6:48pm.
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July 1941. Street scene in Chicago on Washington at Dearborn. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the FSA. View full size | Another view.
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Crossville Loafers: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 2:51pm.
1937. "Men loafing. Crossville, Tennessee." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration.
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Shadowland: 1863
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 2:02pm.
Washington circa 1863. Wounded soldiers at Harewood Hospital with mosquito netting over their beds. View full size. Left half of a glass-plate stereograph.
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