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Hello Muddah: 1912
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 4:55pm.
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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 - 1:59pm.
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 - 1:54pm.
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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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Montana Cowboys: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 3:25am.
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June 1939. Big Horn County, Montana. Quarter Circle U Ranch roundup. Cowhands singing after a day's work. View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
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Ashcans on Van Horn: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 10:34pm.
December 1935. Hamilton County, Ohio. Vicinity of Cincinnati. Dwellings on Van Horn Street. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Carl Mydans.
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The Office: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 6:43pm.
April 1941. Clerical staff of a South Side Chicago insurance company. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA. View full size.
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Another World: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 6:13pm.
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July 1938. Another view of the rowhouses in Ambridge, Pa. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
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