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Sidewalk Symposium: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/19/2012 - 12:55pm.
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October 1941. "After school. Amsterdam, New York." See you at the soda shop. Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier. View full size.
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New Bedford Knitters: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 5:14pm.
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Spring 1942. "New Bedford, Massachusetts. Portuguese Girl Scouts." Medium format negative by John Collier, Office of War Information. View full size.
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All My Children: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/27/2012 - 2:29pm.
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Spring 1942. New Bedford, Massachusetts. "Portuguese mother with pictures of her sons, who are all in service." Photo by John Collier, OWI. View full size.
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Knights of the Round Table: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 3:19pm.
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December 1941. "Hot Shoppes restaurant, Washington, D.C." Medium-format negative by John Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Modern Kitchen: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 4:25am.
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Spring 1942. "New Bedford, Massachusetts. Family of Portuguese house painter who live in low-income government housing project." Medium format negative by John Collier for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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One Last Dance: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 9:29pm.
"Untitled. San Francisco, December 1941." Lunch 30 cents, dinner 40 cents, and a "sandwitch" is 15. Medium format negative by John Collier. View full size.
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Heart of Gold: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 1:52pm.
November 1942. "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Montour No. 4 mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Coal miner at end of the day's work." Medium-format negative by Johh Collier for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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