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Three Women: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 5:28am.
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Iowa, 1940. "Untitled." A rather enigmatic scene -- Iowa noir. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
1000 Yard Stare
Submitted by Alicia Hoffman on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 8:00pm.
I recognize that look. We women perfected it many, many generations ago.
Snapped
Submitted by Rip Tragle on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 2:55pm.
Candid photography was just one reason the 35mm rangefinder became an important tool. It changed the way we saw things. Small, silent and perfect for this application.
If only...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 10:38am.
I wish I could see the background a bit better, because this almost looks like the train station in Osceola, Iowa. Still in use as the Amtrak station for the California Zephyr.
At the bus station
Submitted by mgoldey on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 10:00am.
Ticket in hand? Phone booth against the wall? Popcorn machine near the window? Dressed for a fashionable arrival in St. Louis?
Greyhound
Submitted by odjennings on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 9:49am.
Interesting old popcorn machine next to the door. Bus station?
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