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Terminal Lunch: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 5:47pm.
September 1943. "Greyhound bus station in Indianapolis." View full size. Medium-format negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.
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Speed Demon: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 10:58am.
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November 1938. "Radiator cap. Laurel, Mississippi." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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Texas Topper: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 10:54am.
March 1939. San Antonio, Texas. "Man painting automobile top near market." View full size. 35mm negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration.
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Omaha: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 1:12am.
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November 1938. "Watching the Armistice Day parade. Omaha, Nebraska." 35mm negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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The Colored Fountain: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 10:54pm.
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April 1938. "Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn." Halifax, North Carolina. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the FSA.
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Main Street: 1936
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October 1936. "Main and Marion. French section, west side of river, Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshire." View full size. 35mm negative by Carl Mydans.
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Prima Donna: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 5:20pm.
May 1912. "Madame Gadski and daughter." The noted opera singer shipboard in New York. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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