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Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange (1895-1965). This socially conscious documentarian of Dust Bowl migrants in the 1930s took one of the most famous photographs of the Depression era, Migrant Mother.
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Edward Curtis
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Frances Benjamin Johnston
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Photos taken mostly in and around New York City by newsphoto pioneer George Grantham Bain's Bain News Service.
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Gordon Parks
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1914-1997. Farm Security Administration photographer noted for his work in Puerto Rico. Here at Shorpy, his large-format Kodachromes of trains and railroads are among the most popular posts.
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James Gardner
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James Gibson
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John Grabill
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Joseph Horne
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Julius Shulman
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Lewis Hine
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LIFE
Life magazine photo archive.
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Louise Rosskam
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Marion Post Wolcott
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Marjory Collins
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Mathew Brady
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Photographs taken in and near Washington, D.C.
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Paul Thompson
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Sam Cooley
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Theodor Horydczak
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Theodor Jung
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Thomas Roche
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