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Skeet's Cafe: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 11:20am.
August 1942. "Dillon, Montana. Street corner. Dillon is the trading center for a prosperous cattle and sheep country." The cafe seen earlier here. Medium-format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Dillon: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 11:19am.
August 1942. "Street corner, Dillon, Montana." Originally posted in 2007; today we published this black-and-white close-up of the entrance. Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Good Popcorn: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 7:52pm.
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August 1942. "Butte, Montana. Children are transported to Columbia Gardens, an outdoor amusement resort, every Thursday during the summer by city buses." Medium-format nitrate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
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Essolene: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 2:55pm.
January 1939. "Hammond Ranch general store. Chicot, Arkansas. Leased by the Farm Security Administration and subleased to its client." With your choice of traditional or newfangled gas pump. Photo by Russell Lee. View full size.
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Along the River: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 12:37pm.
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Circa 1905. "Along the river at Buffalo, New York. Steamers North Land and City of Erie." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Castle Inn: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 5:43am.
Circa 1908. "Castle Inn at Buffalo, New York." The former residence of Millard Fillmore. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Cranked: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 6:43pm.
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April 1937. "Bureau in the bedroom of the house occupied by the Ingrahams and the Smallwoods near Nelma, Wisconsin." A cryptic tableau if there ever was one. Medium-format nitrate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
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