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Broad Street: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 3:17pm.
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1865. Charleston, South Carolina, after bombardment by the Federal Navy. Broad Street, looking east with the ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar. Half of a glass-plate stereograph, photographer unknown. View full size.
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War Clouds: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 2:56pm.
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1864. Vicinity of Savannah, Georgia. View of Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River. View full size. Right half of a glass-plate stereograph by Samuel Cooley.
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The Three Graces: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 2:31am.
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June 1939. Daughters of a Tygart Valley, West Virginia, homesteader. House and factory in background. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon.
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Kempton: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 2:12am.
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May 1939. The coal company town of Kempton, West Virginia. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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Tasty Hamburgers: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 1:47am.
April 1941. "Lunch wagon for Negroes. Chicago, Illinois." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
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Keerless Love: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 12/29/2007 - 11:25pm.
October 1935. Scotts Run, West Virginia. Doped singer: "Love, oh love, oh keerless love." Relief investigator reported a number of dope cases at Scotts Run. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative and caption by Ben Shahn for the FSA.
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Bystander: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 12/29/2007 - 7:15pm.
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December 1937. Street scene in Washington, D.C. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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