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- Freeze Frame
- Texas Flyer wanted
- Just a Year Too Soon
- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
- You kids drive me nuts!
- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
- Passenger trains have right of way over freights?
- Coal
- Never ceases to amaze me.
- Still chuggin' (in model form)
- Great shot
- Westerly Breeze
- For the men, a trapeze
- Tickled
- Sense of loneliness ...
- 2 cents
- Charm City
- What an Outrage
- Brighton Park
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Collectibles: 1942
October 1942. "Scrap and salvage depot. Butte, Montana." Where this kind of stuff ended up in the olden days, back before they invented eBay. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information.
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Bingo: 1938
November 1938. "Women playing bingo, a very popular game at the state fair. Donaldsonville, Louisiana." View full size. 35mm negative by Russell Lee.
- 7 comments
- 17511 reads
In-Boxes: 1940
April 1940. "Mailboxes in Catron County, New Mexico." View full size. Medium format safety negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
- 2 comments
- 16628 reads
Bye, Y'all: 1939
May 1939. "Booth in hamburger stand. Alpine, Texas." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
- 6 comments
- 19561 reads
Back at the Diner: 1939
May 1939. "Man in hamburger stand. Alpine, Texas." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
- 5 comments
- 26787 reads
T-Bone 50 Cents: 1939
May 1939. "Interior of hamburger stand. Waiting for customer. Alpine, Texas." View full size. 35mm negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration.
- 11 comments
- 30764 reads
Branding: 1939
September 1939. "Hamburger stand with old cattle brands. Dumas, Texas." 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 17 comments
- 35644 reads
Dubya: 1939
May 1939. "Statue to the watermelon. Weatherford, Texas, watermelon center." View full size. 35mm negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration.
- 6 comments
- 18277 reads
Everyone Was There: 1938
October 1938. Crowley, Louisiana. "Crowd of people waiting for Cajun band contest to begin at the National Rice Festival." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
- 2 comments
- 18821 reads
Rice Princesses: 1938
October 1938. "Princesses on float at the National Rice Festival parade. Crowley, Louisiana." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.
Old MacDonald: 1938
October 1938. "Farmer at the National Rice Festival taking a rest. Crowley, Louisiana." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.
- 1 comment
- 12320 reads
Dolls: 1938
November 1938. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. "Young girl buying doll from concession manager at the state fair." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. Library of Congress.
- 5 comments
- 15970 reads
The Wonder of It All: 1938
Noevember 1938. Children at the state fair in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 1 comment
- 11407 reads
Nite Club: 1938
October 1938. "Porch of small Negro store near Jeanerette, Louisiana." 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 32598 reads
Rice Rocket: 1938
October 1938. Preparations for the National Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana. View full size. 35mm negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration.
- 1 comment
- 16582 reads
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