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Boys' Choir: 1942
Submitted by Ken on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 11:44am.
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"Portuguese Boy Scouts singing in New Bedford, Massachusetts." Photograph by John Collier, spring 1942. View full size.
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Omelet Anyone?
Submitted by Ken on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 11:34am.
An electric refrigerator helps Mrs. Case keep her eggs fresh in Lauderdale County, Alabama. This photograph for the Tennessee Valley Authority was taken by Arthur Rothstein in June, 1942. View full size.
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Matinee: 1939
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 1:20pm.
"Belzoni, Miss., in the Delta area. Oct. 1939. Negro man entering movie theater by 'Colored' entrance." Photo and caption by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Our Cigar Department
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 1:02pm.
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The cigar and candy counter at People's Drug Store, 7th and M Streets, Washington, D.C. Photo taken after 1909 by National Photo Company. View full size.
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Street Games: 1909
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 9:16am.
Children playing in street in New York City. From the George Grantham Bain Collection, April 2, 1909. View full size.
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Interstate Commerce Express Wagon
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 9:02am.
An express wagon for "Interstate Commerce" stands ready in New York City. From the George Grantham Bain collection. November 1910. View full size.
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Student Nurse: 1942
Submitted by Ken on Mon, 10/22/2007 - 10:23am.
Lydia Monroe of Ringold, Louisiana, is a student nurse at Provident Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Her father is a machinist at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Photo by Jack Delano, March, 1942. View full size.
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