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Ducktown Scab Committee: 1939
... 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. Scab Committee So Mr. Right has his cudgel and ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/24/2008 - 1:31pm -

October 1939. "Picketing. Copper miners on strike waiting for scabs to come out of the mines. Ducktown, Tennessee." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. Scab CommitteeSo Mr. Right has his cudgel and Middle Boy is holding a rock or brick. Can't wait to see what happens! Rock Or Harmonica?To me the rock looks like a harmonica and the cudgel could be a walking stick because of a mine accident but then I am a 100% Union man and my view may be clouded. [Rock. - Dave] Scab CommitteeMy grandfather, John McGee, worked as a supervisor and demolitions expert in the Burra Burra mines in Ducktown, and I was just visiting family there. Folk in town say that this wasn't a scab committee, and these men weren't holding weapons. Instead, they were sitting around Main Street, whittling (note the carved end of the stick). This was a very common practice in those days; the men usually gathered on street corners, either in front of the hotel or the company store, just to talk and pass the time. The first gentleman is Wesley Davis, the young man in the middle is Everette Goode and the third man is Tom Mealer. I saw Everette Goode during my visit (and yes, he was wearing overalls). A version of this photo is featured in this year's Copper Basin Pictorial Calendar from the Ducktown Basin museum; these gentlemen are the September feature. BTW, my grandfather was a part of that strike; in fact, he was put in jail by the mining company on suspicion of blowing up the power lines to the mines. But they couldn't prove anything, so he was released. I want to thank David Beckler for his help on this; he lives two doors down from the old Ducktown Hotel on Main Street where this picture was taken. Delia Ducktown MinersHi Delia, I visited the mine museum yesterday (Nov. 8) and looked at that same calendar page, but it indicated that the man on the left was Bert Hensley. Here's a current photo of the corner where they were sitting: (The Gallery, M.P. Wolcott, Mining)
Snow Depot: 1940
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Enduring Depot This station ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/01/2019 - 11:52am -

February 1940. "Railway station in North Conway, New Hampshire." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Enduring DepotThis station was not consumed in some unfortunate fire, or sacrificed in the name of urban renewal. It survives to this day, thanks in large part to a loving restoration of community leaders just in time for its centennial in 1974. https://www.conwayscenic.com/history/station-history/ Count 'emAt least 101 Woodies can be found here. Still standing tall Ski TrainThis is in the heart of North Conway and home to the ski train that ran from Boston. Most likely brought the skiers that were in the photo shown a couple of days ago. My parents went skiing at Mount Cranmore this way many times. Snow ... snow ... snowI keep expecting to see Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, and Vera-Ellen coming around the corner from the tracks. Pair of WoodiesTwo of them in the same photo. A Shorpy first? Definitely a first for me. ThreeferActually, I think I spy a third woodie in front of the caboose, end-on with the door open. A Trio of Woodies!ComradeAnon, look to the right, for the third Woody, with the front passenger door open. I think that's a Chevrolet. I believe the one on the right is a '38 Ford, but I'm not sure about the one on the left - it doesn't have suicide rear doors, so not a Ford. Maybe a GM make? (The Gallery, M.P. Wolcott, Railroads)
Carson City: 1940
... Carson City, Nevada." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Oh yes, it's possible ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/24/2018 - 7:20pm -

March 1940. "Operating switch at railroad station. Carson City, Nevada." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Oh yes, it's possibleThis car probably goes into Mexico and back, so liters=litros Target practice.Looks like the day marker was used as a target on one or more occasions. Stub SwitchStraight up Straight ahead. Is it possible ...that oil tank car is measured in both litres and gallons?? [Capacidad 40436 litros (liters) does indeed = 10862 gallons. -tterrace] Virginia & TruckeeNice view of a stub switch, not uncommon on narrow gauge railroads, but V&T was standard gauge. That's V&T locomotive #26, a 1907 Baldwin 4-6-0. She was destroyed in an engine house fire in 1950. Voyage à TroisNever seen a three-way track switch before. That's some clever engineering. A modern 3-way stub switchActually it is no more complicated to layout a three-way stub than it is to lay out a single switch--just twice as much work. You basically work off of a set of tables in a a book. Stub switches are no longer legal on interchange railroads in the USA. They are not as safe as a 'knife' switch because a train going through a switch set incorrectly will derail and drop the lead cars onto the ties. (an experience I do not want to repeat!) Here is an example of a modern 3-way stub located at the Railroad Museum at Ardenwood, in Fremont, CA on a 3 ft gauge railroad. The switch stand is a harp stand located just out of the picture on the left (you can see the target), (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Railroads, Small Towns)
Llano de San Juan: 1940
... full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. Llano de San Juan There is an interior ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/30/2012 - 2:01pm -

July or October 1940. Church at Llano de San Juan, New Mexico. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. Llano de San JuanThere is an interior photograph of a house in Llano de San Juan in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The photo is by Alex Harris. Beautiful SkyKodachrome and images of the sky seem to go together! and, they do age well. That is the creepiestThat is the creepiest church. Imagine, at night. Llano de San JuanWhat is amazing is how this image could have been taken yesterday. This church is that unchanged...oh, except the doors are not as white. It's still used on special occasions. I miss my KodachromeNothing like a roll of Kodachrome and a polarizing filter. May they rest in peace, gone the way of the steam train and the internal combustion engine. Oh the saturation! (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Rural America, Russell Lee)
Clark's Corner: 1937
... "Roadstand near Cocoa." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cocoa Beach! Just wait ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/13/2014 - 5:47pm -

January 1937. Brevard County, Florida. "Roadstand near Cocoa." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cocoa Beach!Just wait another thirty years, give or take. A bottle will wash up on the shore, to be discovered by an astronaut on a training exercise. [No bottles will be washing up in Cocoa, which is on the Indian River and about 8 miles from Cocoa Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. - Ken] Pop. 120As described in Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State (Federal Writers' Project, 1939): "INDIAN RIVER CITY, 50.9m (19 alt., 120 pop.) formerly called Clark's Corner, consists of a few stucco houses, filling stations, and a post office, overlooking the broad reaches of the river. Indian River City is at the junction with State 22 (see Tour 9). South of Indian River City dense growths of palms and pines flank U.S. 1; palmetto thickets and low green shrubbery add to the beauty of the water views." In Color!Corner of (now) SR50 and US1. Postcard from the State Archives of Florida, (Florida Memory). I HAD to look it upa TEMPLE is a bright orange red colored fruit, oval shaped, easy to peel and a cross between an orange and a tangerine, it has lots of seeds and a bitter orange flesh under the skin. TitusvilleThis stand was about 20 minutes away from Cocoa and 30 miles from Cocoa Beach. The corner is in Titusville (I live within walking distance of it). Indian River City was consolidated with Titusville back in the 60's. Today if you look across that river you can see Kennedy Space Center. There is nothing left of the buildings in the post card. It's now a busy intersection with a Walgreens and a gas station. The temple orangeThe temple orange originated in Winter Park Florida, developed by Louis Hakes and named after W. C. Temple, both residents of Winter Park. There's a Temple Drive and Temple Trail in Winter Park, the latter leading into the neighborhood in which I grew up. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Eateries & Bars, Florida, Stores & Markets)
Saddle Straddler: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cardboard cowboy The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/24/2019 - 1:19pm -

March 1940. "Cowhand trying saddle at saddlery in Elko, Nevada." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cardboard cowboyThe ten-gallon cutout has more facial expression than the live ones. He seems to have had his eye on the floral-patterned saddle for some time. He's skeerd this pretty-boy upstart is aimin' to buy it out from under him. Big dayWhen you're going in to buy a saddle you want to put on your best jeans and a neckerchief. A brand-new up-over-the-ears haircut is a good idea, too. So where is the coin slot?This big guy must be waiting for his mommy to finish shopping. I never saw a triple rider, though. I Had ForgottenI love the smell of a saddlery. Those new jeansOur cowboy is wearing Levi's 501 Shrink to Fit jeans with a button fly, still available to this day. When new, the denim is like cardboard. The pitch"What's it gonna take for me to get you into a saddle today, Sir?" J.M. Capriola Co. saddlesThe company and store are still in Elko. http://capriolas.com That's Probably Capriola'sThey're still in business. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Frontier Life, Horses, Stores & Markets)
Weldon Drake: 1942
... yesterday's posts playing with his father and brother at a Farm Security Administration Saturday-night dance. View full size. Twelve ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/30/2012 - 10:49am -

February 1942 in Weslaco, Texas. "Boy musician" was the caption given by photographer Arthur Rothstein to this portrait of Weldon Drake, shown in yesterday's posts playing with his father and brother at a Farm Security Administration Saturday-night dance. View full size. Twelve Strings.12 strings. Impressive. TK Twelve-string guitarA twelve-string guitar has the strings arranged in pairs (or "courses") which are plucked or strummed together. The guitarist doesn't play each of the twelve strings individually - one plays a twelve-string similarly to the way one plays a six-string. A twelve-string has a harmonically richer sound than a six-string because the strings in each course aren't tuned the same (for example, the bass strings are often tuned an octave apart). Even when the strings in a course have the same tuning they won't be exactly the same, which also adds to the richness of the sound (a similar thing happens with pianos). 12-StringsTypically the top 2 string pairs (E and B) are tuned in unison, while the lowest four courses are tuned an octave apart. Also, in the era of this photo almost all 12-string guitars would be tuned 2 or more whole steps lower than a 6-string because the doubled string tension would, over time, warp the neck and body, rendering the guitar unplayable. What I found most interesting is that the neck joins the body at the 10th fret. Modern accoustic guitars join at the 12th or 14th fret (or higher with cutaway bodies). Just a guess, but the shorter neck helps counter the additional string tension. a bajo sextoGiven the location in Texas and the 10-fret neck and overall ornateness of the instrument, I'd guess it's actually a bajo sexto, common to Tex-Mex music. 11-String GeetarIf you look a little closer, there are only eleven strings. He must have been doin' some hard jammin'! Bajo SextoWow, good call UncleJimmyPie! I think you're right. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Drake Family, Music)
Welcome to Woodville: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Georgia Irish The Gaelic ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/09/2021 - 10:22pm -

June 1941. "The center of Woodville. Greene County, Georgia." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Georgia IrishThe Gaelic name Ruark on that store/gas stop/garage is a reminder of Irish Catholic (and Scotch-Irish) immigration into the American South. By 1860 as many as one-third of the households in Savannah (188 miles from Woodville) were Irish immigrants; the St. Patrick's Day parade there is a big deal. Georgia Southern University runs a Center for Irish Research and Teaching which is headquartered in Savannah. Just waiting for Spencer Tracy to arriveLooks like the set for Bad Day at Black Rock. Double ColaDouble Cola ,the brand was unknown to me until now. Luckily I found 5 Original Double Cola Flange Signs in the original shipping crate! Still Would-VilleLooks like a fine place to stop for refreshments along a road trip: (The Gallery, Gas Stations, Jack Delano, Small Towns)
Big Brother: 1935
... Plantation, Arkansas. October 1935. View full size. Farm Security Administration photograph by Ben Shahn. What beautiful children! ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/07/2011 - 7:47pm -

Children of rehabilitation client, Maria Plantation, Arkansas. October 1935. View full size. Farm Security Administration photograph by Ben Shahn. What beautiful children!This picture haunts me for some reason..... HauntedFor me, it's the look of beautiful children that I know led a hard life. If they lived to be my age they probably didn't look so content. (The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Great Depression, Kids)
Jim and Wife: Pie Town, 1940
... This is one of hundreds of pictures taken in Pie Town by Farm Security Administration photographer Russell Lee in 1940. This Pie Town ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/14/2007 - 1:52am -

Homesteaders Jim Norris and wife, Pie Town, New Mexico. October 1940. View full size. This is one of hundreds of pictures taken in Pie Town by Farm Security Administration photographer Russell Lee in 1940. This Pie Town series is justThis Pie Town series is just incredible. Every shot looks like it was taken yesterday. Thanks!I thought the same thing. We can thank the good people at Eastman Kodak for inventing Kodachrome film in time for Russell Lee to take these pictures. The Real American GothicI don't know if the photographer posed his subjects after the famous painting, but I think this one truly conveys the soul of America's people. Life in Pie Town New Mexico in the 1930-1940 period was still very harsh and the people were highly self sufficient. My Grandfather was a cowboy missionary to the people of much of New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado from 1922 to 1955. First on horseback and later by model T and other autos, he provided non-denominational services to the people of far-flung communities, farms and ranches, including Pie Town. He would usually work as a hand on a ranch or homestead for a few days until the word would get around that he was in the area. Then conduct services, weddings, baptisms and even a funeral months after the pioneer had passed. He claimed he never met an atheist! Why is itthat the women always look so much older than the men in these shots? (The Gallery, Pie Town, Rural America, Russell Lee)
Silverton: 1940
... be seen at right." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. I've always wondered ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/27/2020 - 2:32pm -

September 1940. "Silverton, Colorado, lies in a valley at 9,400 feet elevation. This has been a center for mining and milling operations, and the tailing-choked Animas River can be seen at right." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. I've always wonderedDo kids growing up in a place like this walk up those mountains just for the fun of it or do they just ignore them? Because when I was a kid I'd have definitely felt like doing it. View in 2009Shot this on my way out of town, a tourist shot. I think you can see the building with the tower in the 1940 view toward the right side of mine, minus its tower I think. Picture qualityStreetview has the almost the same point of view, taken from Highway 550, back in December of 2007, but the resolution is an insult to our eyes after having seen this excellent photo. Plus 70-some yearsBoth much the same, and changed in a thousand ways. Hillside CemeteryWhat's that black line up near where the hillside cemetery is? [A scratch in the emulsion. - Dave] My Silverton pic: 2018In August of 2018 while on vacation, I drove up to Silverton & saw this view & had to take a picture. I did not expect to see an 80-year-old picture 2 years later. What a great comparison. (The Gallery, Frontier Life, Landscapes, Mining, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Slick Depot: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Okie names Well, I thought ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/18/2018 - 1:44pm -

February 1940. "Abandoned railway station, now used as a church, in the oil ghost town of Slick, Oklahoma." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Okie namesWell, I thought I had heard them all but that's a new one! I know of Gotebo and Bug Tussle (I had to check the spelling here) and I once lived near Fanshawe and Red Oak. The last two were just "blink and you miss them" spots 20 years ago. [Named for oilman Thomas B. Slick. - Dave] The building today! Still there- - still a church, still slick. Fire and brimstoneIt appears that the Reverend went a little heavy on the fire part, enough to buckle the right side of the roof and bow the guttering, which by the way, needs another downspout on that deformed section. Nice punSlick seems like the perfect name for an oil town. ... but why is there a "DANGEROUS" sign beside the church on the road? [It's one of the danger signs of whatever. - Dave] Full stopCareful, Tom Slick. Watch that dangerous Slick spot as you zoom by in your Thunderbolt Grease Slapper. Oklahoma-SouthwesternEdson says the Oklahoma-Southwestern Railway was active from 1920 to 1930; Moody's says it was dismantled in January 1930. Ran 24 miles southeast from the Frisco main at Bristow to a dead end at Nuyaka. T.B. Slick was president. Amazing GraceMaybe she's a descendant of the town's namesake? (The Gallery, Railroads, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Election Year: 1940
May 1940. "Young Negro farm laborer. Stem, North Carolina." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. J. Melville Broughton The campaign poster is for ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/01/2008 - 1:51am -

May 1940. "Young Negro farm laborer. Stem, North Carolina." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. J. Melville BroughtonThe campaign poster is for Democrat J. Melville Broughton, who won the election and served as governor of North Carolina for a single term, 1941-45. His major issue was education, increasing funding and the length of the school year. Campaign PostersUsed to work in the town of Oxford, which is 10-12 miles from Stem, about 30 miles North of Raleigh. I can well remember seeing those same style of campaign posters in North Carolina well into the 1970's. One termBroughton was a one-term governor because NC governors weren't allowed sucessive terms. (That didn't change until about 1980.) He was elected US senator in 1948 but died a few months later. The 1948 election was the first one my dad (a WWII vet) was old enough to vote in, and he probably voted for Broughton. I don't know if that young fellow would've been able to vote; shamefully, some counties in NC had literacy requirements to prevent blacks from voting. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Rural America)
Going to Town: 1940
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. River Street What a lovely ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/13/2019 - 9:38pm -

March 1940. "Going to town. Woodstock, Vermont." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. River StreetWhat a lovely town. A Festive NoteWhat a great Christmas card this would make. Perhaps Shorpy should branch out from selling photo prints and add cards to his offerings. Another Lovely PhotoLove the simplicity here and the fact the horse and buggy seem out of place in 1940. Is our subject wearing some kind of earmuff device? A nice momentI faintly recall a couple of buggy rides in the snow myself. Ranch neighbors gathered kids and went out for a bit now and then. Long gone days. I don't think the lady is wearing a thing on her ears, at least not the thing asked about. It's the buggy whip just positioned in a way that makes a modern viewer wonder about the appurtenance. 1999 -- Still in UseContribution from my wife: To the best information I was given when I bought this runabout at auction in Ocala, Fla., in 1993 -- this is an Amish built Florida buggy, dating to possibly around 1895. I’ve repaired and restored it to the best of my ability as I’m proud to own and use this tiny piece of history. (Wish our cars would last as long). It’s being pulled by my OTT Standardbred mare in our pasture. This photo is from 1999. The vehicle is still operational. Not 1890Most followers of Shorpy will recognize several of the signs that this is not a 19th century scene, but instead edging well toward the middle of the 20th: the electrical power transformers, the US 4 route shield, and the yellow octagonal stop sign. But there's another telltale sign that we are well into the automotive age. The road has been plowed. Norman Rockwell! Norman Rockwell! Please call ...If this is not a Norman Rockwell opportunity, I don't know what is. New England. Snow. White church with steeple. Horse and buggy. Cold. How could it miss? tom It's not Charlie BrownWho or perhaps what is the cartoon character face behind the snow drift on the right? Charlie Brown did not appear until 1950. (The Gallery, Horses, M.P. Wolcott)
Expert Lubrication: 1939
... Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cans Along the Border This ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/17/2017 - 11:36am -

February 1939. "Service station in Harlingen, Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cans Along the BorderThis is the service station of Lonnie Wade Molder (1911-1993), the son of Abraham Molder and Pearl Adair. Lonnie graduated from Harlingen High School in 1928, and then Brownsville Junior College in 1930. He married Edna Faye Swisher in 1935, and they had four children. It appears that he owned this station based on Harlingen city directory entries from 1944 to 1948. Of interest in the photo is the array of oil cans that are the border to the shrubs at both the left and right of the photo as well as the change in gas price, from 16 to 15 cents, as seen on the sign on the canopy above the pumps. All of the planters, including the ones attached to the windows, appear to be reutilized gas tanks. A clearer view of the "Won Up" soda sign is below. The Chevrolet pickup truck is a 1937 model and cost $515. This was the first year for the all steel cab (no wood). Based on the license plate, I believe this photo is actually from 1938 (the 1939 - 1941 commercial plates had "Texas" at the top). The enlarged license plate is also below. Molder continued to own and operate the station into at least 1948. By 1950 he was a partner in North Side Welding & Repair down the street at 622 Commerce. By 1956 he had become the assistant manager for the service station at Harlingen Air Force Base (now Valley International Airport). He eventually went back to welding, and he was employed with Gulf Welding Supply in Harlingen for many years. It appears that he retired in 1975. He and his wife then moved to LaFeria, Texas, in 1979, and by 1992 they were living in Ingram. He died the next year, Edna in 2006. From her obituary we learn that they met while she was still in grade school at South Ward School (now Bowie Elementary). Since he was seven years older, they would not have attended school together for any long period of time. Molder's obituary mentions his involvement in the Masonic Lodge of both Harlingen and LaFeria. He served as the secretary for the Harlingen lodge for 35 years, he was a 32nd Degree Mason, and he received their Golden Trowel award in 1991. Try that todayTexaco and Shell pumps at the same station! Competing Brands?This is the first gas station I've ever seen with pumps for at least two different brands of gas, and the third pump seems to be unmarked. Was this common before WWII? [For more buffet-style gas, click the links below. - Dave] https://www.shorpy.com/node/4287 https://www.shorpy.com/node/20712 Flowers by FordI believe that the planter on the ground at center is made from a Model T gas tank. Who dropped the ball?Unless my vision is failing me, this is one of the first pictures of a service station, convenience store or street scene that does not have an advertising sign for Coca-Cola, although I do see that the 7 Up rep and some other unknown beverage did get advertising signs as did the telephone company that is also a fixture in most old Shorpy photos of this nature. [No Coke. Pepsi! - Dave] An original "pumping gas story"During WWII, my uncle in Vinita, Oklahoma, owned a wholesale gasoline business. He had a 750-gallon tanker truck and would deliver to nearby country gas stations and to farms that had their own small storage tanks. My cousin and I, both 10 years old, would ride along to add interest to our lazy summer. In those days, there were two grades of gas, Ethyl and Regular. At one stop, he made the error of filling the Ethyl underground tank with Regular. In a hurry, he left the two of us to hand pump the Regular into the glass bowl and then drain it into the Regular tank. Ten gallons at a time. When he returned, both of us kids were really worn out. An aside: all gas was rationed. Civilians had 3 classes: A, B, and C. I think for 4, 8, and 12 gallons per week. Then there were commercial and farming classes based on need. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Gas Stations, Russell Lee)
Fairest of Them All: 1941
March 1941. "Mother and child. Bedford County farm, Virginia." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Bobby Pin Bobby pins used ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/24/2020 - 1:37pm -

March 1941. "Mother and child. Bedford County farm, Virginia." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Bobby PinBobby pins used to be everywhere. They were great if dangerous projectiles to shoot from a rubber-band powered hand-slingshot, making a satisfying whistling bullet noise. Reflection of LifeJohn Vachon was a master with his camera. Catching the baby's face, plus mom's in the mirror is not an effortless task - especially keeping himself out of the picture. On another note, today's generation would consider the living conditions depicted here as "squalor" but was the norm for many of our ancestors who didn't give it much thought and were happy nonetheless. Sadly, I know some people today who could call CPS to report the conditions in which this child was living. Too much is taken for granted these days. The look of love.A lovely, timeless photo. I'm suddenly thinking of my own mother, with tenderness. I hope you're thinking of yours. Picture framesMy mom had five silver picture frames on the top of her bureau, the same size as those two with the man and the woman. The frames contained photos of her five children as little ones, and she had to polish the five frames about once a year, with Silvo and a rag, which she didn’t seem to mind. Also on the same bureau top was a silver set of brush and comb and mirror, with tortoiseshell trim. StovepipeIs that a big stove pipe behind mom's face? Is the stove in the middle of the room? It just looks very strange to my eyes today in 2020. [It's a stove ducted through a closed-up fireplace. -Dave] (The Gallery, John Vachon, Kids)
Less Filling: 1939
... Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. 12 Cents Sounds Good ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/20/2018 - 9:04pm -

April 1939. "Service station. San Augustine, Texas." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. 12 Cents Sounds Good...until you put it in an inflation calculator. It winds up being $2.11--about what we would pay now! At least we don't have to worry about patching our tubes any more, though. Pump it upThere was a time that motorists or station attendants had to grab hold of a lever and literally pump up the fuel before filling the gas tank. However, despite changes at service stations with modern gasoline dispensers that don't use the old levers they are still referred to today as "gas pumps." [Because that's still what they do -- pump gas up out of an underground tank. - Dave] Drink **** ****is there anywhere in the United States where there isn't a Coca-Cola sign? Gotta Love Hot PatchingMy dad taught me how to do this sort of patching a punctured tire, though it may differ from what's being sold here. To patch the inside or a tire or outside of a tube you first roughed up the rubber with a coarse perforated file, much like a cheese grater. Then you applied a coat of tire patch cement, which contains considerable volatile solvents. Then you lit the solvent and allowed it to burn for about 15-20 seconds... this had the effect of making the cement far more sticky and also slightly melting the top layer of the rubber tube/tire. Then you removed the backing from the patch, applied it to the puncture, and used a roller, or the edge of the can of patches, to press down the patch into the repair. It worked amazingly well and I don't recall ever having to re-do one. Bicycle Tube Vulcanisers In Australia in the 1950s and 60s we patched our bicycle inner tubes with a Dunlop Vulcaniser. A patch was placed on the hole in the tube, and held in place with a clamp device. A small circular disc with a layer of a catalyst was placed in the clamp, and this was ignited. The heat, with attendant smoke, welded the patch to the tube. In a few minutes it cooled, and you were on your way again. No waiting for glue to dry. You can see a sample here. Now That's How You Splice WiresGotta love the wiring for the overhead light and pumps. Perhaps a little bit of electrical larceny going on there? Shorted wiring?At the end of the pump shed is a cross tree with two wires on it. It looks like the wire on the right has been shorted and the insulation is starting to melt off. Not surprising when you see an indoor socket hanging out in the open just to the right of the roof. Different kind of hot patchingThe brand of hot patch being referred to here is Shaler, which was a self-vulcanizing type of patch similar to the ubiquitous "Monkey Grip sizzle patches" of bygone days. They used a rubber patch attached to the back side of a thin metal clamp-on tray of combustible chemicals to melt/vulcanize the rubber patch to the tube or tire, unlike the modern hot patches that just rely on burning off solvent to heat up and soften a rubber surface to promote adhesion. Although not sold directly in the US any more, real self-vulcanizing patches are still made in and available from China and India. (The Gallery, Gas Stations, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Chill Out: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Looks like the Siege of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/17/2019 - 10:27am -

November 1940. "Shoveling snow. Draper, South Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Looks like the Siege of StalingradBut that's still two years in the future. Oh, my aching back!Clearing snow with a short-handled shovel is a surefire way to throw your back out. I never thought I'd say thisI hope that's mold on his face and not snow! Any bets --The next plow that comes through will throw that snow right back on the sidewalk. Still there (2019) Sign of the timesI had forgotten that stop signs used to be yellow, not red. But I have not forgotten the blizzards out in open country - it's the wind, the constant wind. November, 1940And still clearing the snow from last May. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Small Towns)
War Chef: 1941
... View full size. Keeping up with Collier Farm Security Administration photographer (and visual anthropologist) John Collier ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/03/2012 - 7:42pm -

December 8, 1941. San Francisco. "North Beach Italian restaurant during blackout." Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier. View full size. Keeping up with CollierFarm Security Administration photographer (and visual anthropologist) John Collier Jr. apparently had a hectic December 1941. Based on this group of photos in Library of Congress archives, his subjects that month included Hot Shoppe customers in Washington D.C., San Franciscans the day after the Pearl Harbor attack, painters of a War Bond mural in some unknown location, and flight attendants and passengers on a commercial airliner operating into and out of San Francisco. BlackoutMy Grandfather was a block warden at some point during the war in Berkeley CA. His responsibility was to patrol and ensure that his assigned area was kept dark. Porch lights were to be out, curtains drawn, headlights slit etc. Any stray light was not tolerated. Cosa c'è per cena?Liver and onions! That makes much more sense than my idea that this "Italian Restaurant" cook/chef/hash-slinger/culinary-artist was actually going to fry spaghetti and sauce. War CookI'm guessing if you called him a chef he'd punch your lights out. Could that be liver and onions he's making? (Cue the kids running screaming from the room). Yum! Liver!My dad loved liver & onions, but I've always contended that the BEST recipes for liver involved the use of a garbage disposal; much like Brussels sprouts in that respect! No wonder I remember food tasting much better!Look at the bowl of butter!!! (The Gallery, John Collier, Kitchens etc., San Francisco, WW2)
Embraceable Ewe: 1936
... Medium format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. Baaaad If I didn't know better, I'd swear that ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/09/2008 - 4:54am -

May 1936. "Farmer of Franklin County, Kansas." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. BaaaadIf I didn't know better, I'd swear that lamb is smiling! Caption GOLD!That lamb probably IS smiling because your caption is HI-larious. Well done! Extra oats for you tonight. Your Entertaining CaptionsI am a regular visitor to Shorpy and I must say some of your captions are quite entertaining and are almost as much fun to read as it is to view the photographs! Keep up the great work you are doing with this most entertaining, educational and fascinating blog. [I think we are talking about the titles, not the captions. In any case, thank you! - Dave] Right!Titles, right, of course. You work your magic on both, to be sure...a veritable Titlesmith & Caption Craftsman. (A.T. put it best..."keep up the great work you are doing!") (The Gallery, Animals, Arthur Rothstein, Rural America)
The Far Horizon: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. I would not have guessed Iowa ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/18/2020 - 12:42pm -

May 1940. "County road in Western Iowa corn country. Monona County." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. I would not have guessed IowaI have driven around Iowa a fair bit, and don't remember rolling hills like these. Apparently, I learned something today. Iowa's Loess Hillshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess_Hills Only one or two other places on Earth have this geological formation of windswept river silt from the passing of the last Ice Age. Hills that are 100-300 feet tall that formed along the banks of the Missouri River valley in Western Iowa. China is the other place on Earth with such formations. If you drive through this area in any season it's pretty cool. Great hiking too. IowaI am from Iowa and the one thing it is not is flat. The amount of hills though depend on where you are at in the state. I would be willing to be that that road is still gravel. Iowa roads are set on a grid pattern to make getting crops to market easier. It means though most of them are gravel because farm equipment doesn't care if its on pavement or gravel. Second shotIt seems Vachon appreciated the beauty of the sky that day and framed his image as a vertical. My photographer's guess is he also made an horizontal image that would give us an even better feel for a non-flat Iowa. [His only other shot was another vertical. - Dave] (The Gallery, Agriculture, John Vachon, Landscapes)
Maryland Junk: 1937
... 4x5 inch acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Important Anniversary Note ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/01/2017 - 10:54am -

October 1937. "Houses near the railroad tracks. Hagerstown, Maryland." Our title comes from the storefront on the left. 4x5 inch acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Important AnniversaryNote the sign announcing a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam the previous month. There were many souvenirs of this event, one of the last times that living veterans were able to meet. Among these commemorative pieces was a United States half dollar. High FlightLooks like a couple of aspiring aviators sitting on the porch. Two Bits no moreEven your local tonsorium had to raise prices. Pane full viewMaybe not much to look out toward but there is a lot to peer in to. Like an Edward Hopper Painting!What a beautiful composition! It reminds me of an Edward Hopper painting, particularly his "Early Sunday Morning" (1930), now at the Whitney Museum of American Art. What the museum's website says about Hopper could be equally applied to Rothstein's photograph: it has an "emphasis on simplified forms, painterly surfaces, and studiously constructed compositions." C.G. Dodson's World's Fair ShowsFormer performers and their descendants have quite a visible and thriving presence online. The poster in the window on the right is here. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Bicycles, Railroads, Stores & Markets)
Seedsto Day: 1939
... gin shed. Mound Bayou, Mississippi." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size. The Presleys of Mississippi ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/22/2013 - 12:42pm -

January 1939. "Funeral ambulance parked under gin shed. Mound Bayou, Mississippi." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size. The Presleys of MississippiSeem to all be related quite closely. Anglicized from the name Bresslar they settled first in NC, then TN, and finally MS. There were related Bresslars, Presslars, Pressleys, and Presleys so it is easy to differentiate between the branches of Elvis' family. This information comes from an Australian website (figures, don't it?). Get a Handle on ItI guess the Funeral Car driver had to enter the vehicle from the passenger side. Good EyeThe Case of the Missing Door Handle. It's the wee details that are the real charm of SHORPY. That hearse looks quite well taken care of except for that little detail. I have to askAny relation to someone famous from Tupelo, Mississippi? The hearseThe hearse appears to be a McCabe-Powers body modification of a 1934 Lincoln KB, making it about five years old when this photo was taken. Based on the slight sag in the rear end and the visible compression in the rear tire, I'm wondering if the rear compartment was occupied at the time. It might just be aging suspension and a slightly underinflated tire, but you never know... The funeral directorThe hearse belongs to Powell's Funeral Home of Mound Bayou. Hybrid HearseThis hearse is comprised of components from multiple different automobiles. It is definitely not a Lincoln from 1934 as suggested below. The grille appears to be from a 1930 Lincoln or earlier as 1931 and later grills had a slight bow to the front. The 1934 Lincoln grille was body colored. The hood doors on Lincolns had straight sides only in 1932, and these hood doors don't look like they were produced by Lincoln. The 1934 Lincoln hood doors were canted towards the back of the car. The 1930, 1931 and 1933 Lincolns didn't use hood doors. The wheels and hub caps are from a 1931 Lincoln, at the latest. The 1932 - 1934 hub caps covered the bolts and lug nuts that hold the wheels to the axle. The painted black circle detail on the hub caps was only used in 1931. Although the front fender looks close to those manufactured by Lincoln in 1934, it lacks the minor upsweep that went from the driver's door towards the front wheel. In general, the front fender looks too big and seems out of place. The parking light is also missing from the fender. The rear fender does not look like a Lincoln fender from any year. The height of the chassis cover plates, the area between the bottom of the doors and the top of the running boards which was quite large in 1930, provides another clue that the chassis is not from 1934. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Russell Lee, Stores & Markets)
Nathan, Sleepy and Weldon: 1942
... family entertaining at a Saturday night dance for the Farm Security Administration's resettlement camp at Weslaco, Texas, home to many ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/10/2012 - 4:56pm -

From February 1942, another of Arthur Rothstein's photos of the Drake family entertaining at a Saturday night dance for the Farm Security Administration's resettlement camp at Weslaco, Texas, home to many farm families displaced by the droughts and bankruptcies of the Dust Bowl years. The fiddle player is Nathan Drake; on banjo and guitar are his sons Jasper ("Sleepy") and Weldon. Thanks to Jasper's daughters Connie and Janette for providing the names. View full size. (I'm having a Shorpy family moment here, having heard from the photographer's daughter, Annie Rothstein-Segan, and now Jasper's daughters. Life is a circle.) Drake familyThis photo is in the book "Picturing Texas." It's the only one we thought existed. I am sure Annie is having a blast seeing all the pictures her Dad took! Thanks to him we all have just a few more memories! [Yes, we owe Arthur Rothstein a lot for all that hard work. There are a few more Drake photos in the Library of Congress archives. I'll post as many as I can find. Click here  for the gallery. - Dave] Tenor BanjoIt is interesting that the banjo is the older style 4 string tenor banjo, not the more modern 5 string banjo. You don't see those very often these days. Compared to the 5 string banjo it's tuned differently and the style of playing is different. Usually it is strummed rather than fingerpicked. Banjo HistoryThe four-string (tenor or plectrum) banjo is actually later than the five-string. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Drake Family, Music, Rural America)
Quiet Time: 1942
February 1942. "Midday nap. Nursery school of Farm Security Administration camp at Harlingen, Texas." 35mm negative by Arthur ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/02/2010 - 12:52am -

February 1942. "Midday nap. Nursery school of Farm Security Administration camp at Harlingen, Texas." 35mm negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size. LuxuryJazzy beds for a nap. At my kindergarten we had to sleep on plastic mats. I can still remember the smell. 40 years laterI was having MY naptime in Harlingen! Life of RileyWhen I was in half-day afternoon kindergarten in 1953, we had nap time. However, we had to bring in our own rugs and sleep on the hardwood floor. One of the girls (probably a future hippie) brought in a bedspread, which resulted in commune-style napping. Do kids still take naps like this in the USA?I ask, because at my son's day care in Russia the kids sleep from noon to 3. Always oneI suspect in just about every daycare, there is that one child who won't fall asleep during naptime. Opie is awakeIf you told me that this was Ron Howard as a kid, I wouldn't argue. Ah, the memoriesI can clearly remember having a canvas-covered frame like this for sleep time in my first year at school as a four-year-old in the UK. I don't remember having a blanket or cover of any kind though. This doesn't seem to happen with kids these days except in nursery facilities which is why my four-year-old goddaughter is always so tired by bedtime. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Kids)
The Dog-House: 1940
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Don't bother looking on ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/23/2019 - 6:32pm -

1940. "New Orleans, Louisiana. Old building at Rampart and Bienville streets." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Don't bother looking on Google street viewOne modern building and three parking lots :-( Take me somewhere special, driverThe cap pushed jauntily back on his head tells me the guy in the white shirt leaning against the corner is the driver of the Checker Cab at left. Everything else about him tells me he can take you places in New Orleans that are not included in the Chamber of Commerce list of local attractions. Oh, that Marion Post Wolcott asked to go photograph such a place. Not for the smut, but for the depth she brought to her subjects. [MPW didn't "ask to go" photograph this place. - Dave] Sorry, I should have said: Oh, that Marion Post Wolcott had asked the driver to take her to such a place. Not for the smut or the violence, but for the depth she brought to her subjects. ["The driver" was MPW. - Dave] From the 1938 WPA Guide to New OrleansDog House, 300 North Rampart St., is open from 9 P.M. until 4 A.M. Both jazz orchestra and floor show are colored, and three performances are given nightly, 11 P.M., 1.30 and 3 A.M. A high-class place, says the proprietor, for middle class people, and one where they can have freedom of body and soul. The taxi girls bring their lunch. Can't be 1940With that at least 1942 Chevrolet, already rough around the edges, lurking there on the left. [The car is a 1941 Chevrolet, introduced in 1940; both cars have 1940 plates. - Dave] Big Yellow TaxiDon't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got til its gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot A floor show at 3:30 AM? Wow. As a habitue of bars in my youth I remember bars and their customers at the usual closing time of 2 AM but 3:30 AM customers watching a floor show must have been a thing of beauty to behold to a people watcher and a pub crawler like me. According to google View there are 3 parking lots at this corner so I'm going with the hope I called the shot of a parking lot where the Dog House stood. (The Gallery, Eateries & Bars, M.P. Wolcott)
Stop and Go: 1941
... Vermont." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Ford V8 passing a Chevy At ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/14/2019 - 2:43pm -

July 1941. "Road on the outskirts of Brattleboro, Vermont." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Ford V8 passing a ChevyAt least I think it's a Chev. Wish the shutter speed were a bit faster. Are YOU using unregistered restrooms?First I find out I'm not getting enough fiber in my diet, and now I learn that, with the absence of Texaco in my home state, I've been using unregistered restrooms. My congressman shall hear about this. Planning AheadThe fire hydrant system is all ready to go. Hope someone can find a newer picture at this location; that bend should make it fairly easy. Won't see that todayIn 1968 Vermont banned billboards. The states of Hawaii (1927), Alaska (1959) & Maine (1977) also banned them. https://twistedsifter.com/2014/10/why-vermont-banned-billboards/ Yup, a FordLooks like a '39 or '40 Tudor. Can't see the taillights well enough to differentiate. Bet he was hoping there wasn't a cop sitting behind the billboard! Great SignageThis puts me in mind of my cross country road trip a few years back that took me through Texas. There was much that impressed me about the Lone Star State, but one of the things I really appreciated were its modern and absolutely immaculate highway rest areas. Anyways, it was late in the day and I had stopped an hour or so earlier for lunch when I felt the need to offload some ballast, as we used to say in the Navy. So I stopped at the next rest area and was just about to step into the gents WC when I saw the sign posted directly by the door -- "Watch out for rattlesnakes," with a nice image of one of the little buggers for added effect. I quickly reconsidered and decided that my immediate needs would be handled from the standing position and any other requirements could wait until I checked into my hotel room for the night. Now Banned in BrattleboroVermont prohibited billboards in 1968, leaving the task of directing travelers to Texaco stations to state-owned informational directory signs. Phantom billboardA closer look at the billboard reveals the previous advertisement was also for Texaco. (Sky Chief gas.) (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Gas Stations, Jack Delano)
Earth and Sky: 1938
... Medium-format safety negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration. Huffing, Puffing But this is just begging for a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/05/2019 - 3:13pm -

Puerto Rico, January 1938. "Workers in a tobacco field. The straw shed in the background is a hurricane shelter." View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration. Huffing, PuffingBut this is just begging for a "Three Little Pigs" joke. One of them needs a hurricane shelter made of bricks ... Garrett Dash Nelson Engineering AnalysisDidn't the three little pigs prove conclusively that only a shelter made out of brick is the only material that will stand up to a big wind? Some "shelter."This photo is breathtaking, but the "hurricane shelter" these poor fellas are offered is dubious, at best... Earth and SkyThis is a beautiful picture and I love it so much, but imagine if it was a kodachrome?!! Earth & SkyBeautiful, rich and textured picture. Note how the staff of the man's shovel aligns pleasingly with the vertical poles of the hut behind him. Lovely. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Edwin Rosskam, Puerto Rico)
A Sign Unto You: 1939
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The end is near Especially ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/30/2019 - 3:25pm -

May 1939. "Religious sign along highway. Georgia." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The end is nearEspecially if you use the two products advertised on that barn: Cigarettes and salt. Bois d’arcI would say that post the sign is mounted on is bois d’ arc, Also known as Osage orange. It is a very hard and durable wood and will last without rotting for years and years. As a young man I helped dig out/pull out miles of posts just like that when The Man decided to replace his fencing with steel posts driven into the ground and put in new barbed wire. Changing timesI grew up in the South and recall seeing these kind of signs everywhere. Today, they are almost nonexistent and actually are more plentiful in the Midwest from what I have seen. SourceI’ve read enough Shorpy signs with unusual punctuation from this era to know that we may be looking at either a single quote or two separate fragments. Jesus says “I come quickly” in a few places (e.g. Revelation 22:12), but the only place he appears to say anything like the message on the sign is Matthew 24:44: “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” I also really like the piece of wood the sign is nailed to. Time passesIt has been 80 years, which means that almost everyone who was intended to see this sign has passed beyond waiting. Almost choked on my milkSo funny, I was just saying the same thing to the wife the other day. Good old bois d'arcWe always called it "BO Dark", but did know how to spell it. Also known as wood of the ark. Probably known to Noah as well. It's all financial, you knowJesus saves ... God invests. (The Gallery, Bizarre, Agriculture, M.P. Wolcott, Rural America)
Elko Tango: 1940
... Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Skipping Any old CB user is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/31/2018 - 10:17pm -

March 1940. "Stores on main street. Elko, Nevada." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. SkippingAny old CB user is aware of atmospheric 'skipping' and hearing and possible talking to another user hundreds of miles away. Shortwave starts where AM radio ends, so ham operators are familiar with the phenomenon. I'm New in TownAnybody know where I could find a good stiff drink? Commercial StreetOne street over from Idaho, where our house was and the previous pictures were taken. The only thing missing is a drunk or two passed out on the sidewalk. It was a pretty rough town. I spyAn old (probably new at the time the picture was taken) fish bowl gas pump half way down the street in front of the John Deere store. As there isn't a dedicated fueling spot, I am assuming the farmers came in with a five gallon can to be filled. proper namesI'm loving the Elko photos- I got there a couple of years later than these, but it still was the same when I did. Lifelong resident of the State, I still end up there now and then. But, Billy B should be informed that there weren't many "farmers" in the state, but rather we still are a state of mostly ranchers. Big diff. Long Wire Rooftop Radio AntennasThe closest radio station to Elko in 1940 was in Twin Falls, Idaho---137 miles north northeast. A listener would be hard pressed to hear that thousand watter on summer days. Nevada's only station was even weaker and 232 miles west southwest in Reno. The only reliable summer daytime reception came from 202 miles east from 50,000 watt KSL, Salt Lake City. Nights and winter offered much better reception from the West Coast and principal cities west of the Mississippi. BuickThe car closest to the camera is a 1934-35 Buick Series 40 flat back sedan (Model 47). The 1934 Buicks continued through 1935 with few changes until the completely redesigned 1936 models came out in September 1935. Elko seems to like "elks"Elk Hotel, Elk Club, Elk Bar. Elko is said to have been named by Charles Crocker, a superintendent of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was especially fond of animal names and added the letter "o" to Elk. There is no definitive evidence of this naming history, but it has become the widely accepted version. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Stores & Markets)
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