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Arthur Rothstein
The Bun Also Rises: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 4:35am.
January 1939. St. Louis, Missouri. "Grain elevator on riverfront." 35mm negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Photo Op: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 1:12pm.
FSA photographer Arthur Rothstein somewhere in St. Louis with two young subjects in an uncaptioned exposure from January 1939. ("Hey Mister, got a light?" "No, Sonny, but I have a light meter.") 35mm negative. View full size.
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Mixed Signals: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 7:42pm.
January 1939. "Railroad tracks, St. Louis, Missouri." 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Private Hospital: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 12:25am.
January 1939. Herrin, Illinois. "Operating room at Herrin Hospital (private)." 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
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Our Town: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 9:57pm.
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Summer 1939. "Entering Butte, Montana." Note the sign advertising the Arcade, the beer joint seen in the previous post. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Blatz on Tap: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 9:42pm.
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Summer 1939. Butte, Montana. "Men lounging in front of the Arcade." 35mm negative by Arthur Rothstein, Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Scandals of 1939
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 7:54pm.
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Summer 1939. "Girlie show at carnival. Bozeman, Montana." 35mm negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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