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Vintage photos of:
September 1938. Granville, West Virginia. "Coal miner's sons watch aerial trapeze artists at outdoor carnival. Large event and only outdoor amusement during the year." Nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the FSA. View full size.
September 1938. "Coal miner's family. Pursglove, West Virginia." View full size. 35mm negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration.
New York, May 1943. "A foggy morning at Fulton fish market." View full size. Medium format negative by Gordon Parks for the Office of War Information.
"Valentine in pool." The actress Grace Valentine circa 1920. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
September 1938. "Construction of new bridge, Tygart Valley Homesteads, West Virginia." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott.
October 1939. "Pickets' sign outside copper mine during strike. Ducktown, Tenn." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the FSA.
October 1939. "Copper miners on strike waiting for scabs to come out of the mines. Ducktown, Tennessee." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration.
October 1939. "Picketing. Copper miners on strike waiting for scabs to come out of the mines. Ducktown, Tennessee." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration.