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The Farmer's Wife
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/24/2007 - 1:26am.
October 1938. Farm wife and baby waiting in the car while her husband attends the auction. Oskaloosa, Kansas. View full size. Photograph by John Vachon.
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The Farmer's Daughter
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/24/2007 - 1:25am.
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October 1938. Farm girl in Seward County, Nebraska. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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Doggie in the Window: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:47pm.
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April 1937. Children playing in Washington, D.C. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
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Pa's Got Th' Right System: 1918
Submitted by Ken on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 7:13pm.
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Bowery Flophouse: 1903
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 6:48pm.
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Reading room of 10 cent Bowery lodging house circa 1903. Headline in newspaper: "San Domingo Falls After Big Battle." View full size. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
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10¢ Turkish Bath: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 6:42pm.
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10-cent Turkish bath in New York's Bowery district circa 1910. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress. View full size.
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A Square Meal for a Nickel: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 5:43pm.
5 cent restaurant in New York's Bowery circa 1910. View full size. 8x10 glass negative, G.G. Bain Collection. What you get for your 5 cents at the People's Restaurant: Stew, Pork & Beans, Oatmeal & Milk. "All with bread & coffee."
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