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Maryland Chicken: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 7:50pm.
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1920. "Poultry at government farm. Beltsville, Maryland." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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The Letter: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 1:54pm.
"The Letter." New York, 1906. Studio portrait of the Gerson sisters in costume for the Crinoline Ball. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size.
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Pale Rider: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 10:35am.
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March 1942. "Mennonite boy. Lancaster, Pennsylvania." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration.
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West Memphis: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 7:00am.
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October 1935. "Street musicians. Blind fiddler. West Memphis, Arkansas." 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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South Water Street: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 8:38pm.
April 1943. South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. Another view of the big Pabst sign against the Chicago skyline.
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Blades, Combs, Laces: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 7:40pm.
November 1939. "Street vendor's goods. Waco, Texas." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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Terminal Lunch: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 4:47pm.
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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