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Personality Fat Girl: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 3:56am.
August 1938. "Sideshow, county fair, central Ohio." 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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The Cure: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/15/2009 - 2:29pm.
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October 1935. "Advertisements for popular malaria cure. Natchez, Mississippi." Photo by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Summer Games: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 8:01pm.
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July 1938. Ashville, Ohio. "Wrestling matches at the Fourth of July celebration." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the FSA.
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The Music Man: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 1:14am.
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October 1935. "Blind street musician. West Memphis, Arkansas." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the Resettlement Administration.
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Uncle Beans: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 1:00am.
Summer 1938. "Newsboy in Newark, Ohio." View full size. 35mm negative by Ben Shahn. [Update: The always amazing Joe Manning has come through again, and managed to find out this boy's name -- Richard Wolverton. You can read about him on Joe's Web site.] Original post date 02-21-2008.
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West Memphis: 1935
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 8:00am.
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October 1935. "Street musicians. Blind fiddler. West Memphis, Arkansas." 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Baldauf & Schlientz: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 1:54pm.
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Summer 1938. "Thermometer sign. Marion, Ohio." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration.
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