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Rhea Quintin: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 12/25/2007 - 11:52pm.
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June 1916. Fall River, Mass. "Rhea Quintin, 14 years old. Drawing in on Webb frame. Been at it about three months. Requires great deal of mental application and accuracy and good oversight. Takes over a year to learn. Seemed very young in certificate office. Miss Smith thought she was a little schoolgirl coming for some other purpose." View full size. Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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No. 8 Bus: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 12/25/2007 - 11:44pm.
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February 1940. Getting on the bus during a snowstorm in Chillicothe, Ohio. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.
To Grandmother's House We Go
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 11:14pm.
February 1940. A wintry scene near Chillicothe, Ohio. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
Stillwater County: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 12:06am.
September 1942. An early snow at the Benbow Mill of the Metal Reserves chromite development in Stillwater County, Montana. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information.
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Parkersburg: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 12:04am.
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February 1940. A snowy intersection with gas station in Parkersburg, West Virginia. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein.
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Christmas Seals: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/23/2007 - 11:58pm.
President Coolidge buying Christmas seals in 1923 to benefit the Tuberculosis Association. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
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Eatmore Oleo: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/23/2007 - 1:42pm.
February 1940. A grocery store window in Salem, Illinois. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
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