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Chicken Man: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 6:25am.
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Fall 1941. Somewhere in Massachusetts or upstate New York. Plucking the bill of fare for a roadside chicken joint. Photo by John Collier. View full size.
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Eggs n Ale: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 5:52pm.
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October 1941. "Young and old join the pilgrimage into the fall splendor of the Berkshires. Mohawk Trail, Massachusetts. State-owned camp and picnic site." Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier. View full size.
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Atlantic Ethyl: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 11:51am.
October 1941. "Trucks on highway en route to Utica, New York." Decisions, decisions. Atlantic Ethyl or Esso Extra? Photo by John Collier. View full size.
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Ah, Wilderness: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 12:04pm.
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October 1941. "Mohawk Trail picnic park in Massachusetts. Folks from the mill towns come up on week-ends to view the fall foliage and read the Sunday paper." Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier. View full size.
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Sidewalk Symposium: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/19/2012 - 11:55am.
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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 - 4:14pm.
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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 - 1:29pm.
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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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