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Up for the Fourth: 1941
July 1941. Girls at the Fourth of July carnival in Vale, Oregon. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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Tex-Mex: 1939
February 1939. Robstown, Texas. Mexican boy playing guitar in room of corral. View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.
- 3 comments
- 12928 reads
Sweet Cherries: 1941
June 1941. Shopping for fruit and vegetables in San Diego. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
- 2 comments
- 10638 reads
Golden Years: 1941
July 1941. "Sun bathers at the park swimming pool." Yet another shot by Russell Lee of the ladies of Caldwell, Idaho. 35mm nitrate negative. View full size.
- 7 comments
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The Office: 1941
April 1941. Clerical staff of a South Side Chicago insurance company. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA. View full size.
- 12 comments
- 26887 reads
A Big Kiss for Gramps: 1941
July 1941. Farmer with his granddaughter at the Fourth of July picnic in Vale, Oregon. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.
- 20 comments
- 26295 reads
Pie Town Singers: 1940
October 1940. Pie Town schoolchildren in a community musical program. 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee. View full size. Another view is here.
- 5 comments
- 18529 reads
Shady Characters: 1941
July 1941 in Caldwell, Idaho. "Two boys read storybooks in the shade." 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the FSA. View full size. Below: Their kid-size tree.
- 4 comments
- 10645 reads
Too Much Excitement: 1941
1941. At the picnic grounds in Vale, Oregon. "Interlude, after watching the Fourth of July parade." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee.
- 3 comments
- 12241 reads
Youth Council: 1942
Spring 1942. Young people at the Imperial County Fair near El Centro, California. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.
- 3 comments
- 10489 reads
Made in the Shade: 1941
July 1941. Youngsters at the Fourth of July picnic in Vale, Oregon. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 12947 reads
Red Robin: 1941
"Cold drinks on the Fourth of July" at the Red Robin Coffee Shop in Vale, Oregon. The year was 1941. Can we stay just a little longer? View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
- 1 comment
- 15708 reads
Boys and Girls: 1941
July 1941. "Boys and girls. Caldwell, Idaho." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the FSA. I see the makings here of a double date.
- 16 comments
- 38443 reads
The End of the Innocence: 1941
Caldwell, Idaho. The summer of 1941, on or around the Fourth of July. Water fountain outside the bank seen in the post above. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. Slurp.
- 11 comments
- 28030 reads
Pie Town Community Sing: 1940
June 1940. An all-day community sing in Pie Town, New Mexico. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
- 5 comments
- 16587 reads
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