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Mogollon, N.M.: 1940

May 1940. "On the main street of Mogollon, New Mexico." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

May 1940. "On the main street of Mogollon, New Mexico." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Twenty Questions: 1940

February 1940. "Farm boys at 'play party' in McIntosh County, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

February 1940. "Farm boys at 'play party' in McIntosh County, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Self-Contained: 1939

March 1939. "Home of fisherman squatter on shores of Nueces Bay. Corpus Christi, Texas. Photographs show squatters and migrants in shanty town along Nueces Bay area. Tents, shelters constructed from old boats, tar paper, automobile licenses, boxes. Privy made of automobile body." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

March 1939. "Home of fisherman squatter on shores of Nueces Bay. Corpus Christi, Texas. Photographs show squatters and migrants in shanty town along Nueces Bay area. Tents, shelters constructed from old boats, tar paper, automobile licenses, boxes. Privy made of automobile body." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Cat Wedding: 1914

        We're reposting this just in case you've had enough of that other wedding between you-know-who and what's-her-name.
1914. "Kittens in costume as bride and groom, being married by third kitten in ecclesiastical garb." Holy catrimony! Photo by Harry W. Frees. View full size.

        We're reposting this just in case you've had enough of that other wedding between you-know-who and what's-her-name.

1914. "Kittens in costume as bride and groom, being married by third kitten in ecclesiastical garb." Holy catrimony! Photo by Harry W. Frees. View full size.

 

Carnivora: 1910

Memphis circa 1910. "Lion house (Carnivora Building), Overton Park Zoo." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Memphis circa 1910. "Lion house (Carnivora Building), Overton Park Zoo." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Give Me Liberty: 1935

1935. "Scotchtown, Chiswell Lane, Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia. Structure dates to 1698. Related names: Miss Sally Taylor. Built by a Scotsman named Chiswell. Once the home of Patrick Henry and Dolly Madison." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.

1935. "Scotchtown, Chiswell Lane, Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia. Structure dates to 1698. Related names: Miss Sally Taylor. Built by a Scotsman named Chiswell. Once the home of Patrick Henry and Dolly Madison." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.

 

Purr Me Another: 1937

September 1937. "Lumberjack at the bar on Saturday night. Craigville, Minnesota." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1937. "Lumberjack at the bar on Saturday night. Craigville, Minnesota." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

With Both Barrels: 1937

September 1937. "Herman Gerling, farmer. Barrels on truck are for hauling spring water. Near Wheelock, North Dakota." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1937. "Herman Gerling, farmer. Barrels on truck are for hauling spring water. Near Wheelock, North Dakota." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Green Acres: 1937

September 1937. "Cabin of Steve Flanders, cut-over farmer near Northome, Koochiching County, Minnesota." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1937. "Cabin of Steve Flanders, cut-over farmer near Northome, Koochiching County, Minnesota." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

The Apprentice: 1939

November 1939. Black Hawk County, Iowa. "In the past, most milk testing associations have been formed by farmers in the higher-income brackets. This milk-tester works for an association of low-income farmers who heretofore have either lacked the necessary funds or have been unaware of such associations' value. The group was formed with the aid of the Farm Security Administration." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.

November 1939. Black Hawk County, Iowa. "In the past, most milk testing associations have been formed by farmers in the higher-income brackets. This milk-tester works for an association of low-income farmers who heretofore have either lacked the necessary funds or have been unaware of such associations' value. The group was formed with the aid of the Farm Security Administration." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.

 

Family Farmers: 1939

October 1939. "Family of Fred Schmeeckle, Farm Security Administration borrower, on their dryland farm in Weld County, Colorado." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.

October 1939. "Family of Fred Schmeeckle, Farm Security Administration borrower, on their dryland farm in Weld County, Colorado." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.

 

Prop Cat: 1904

"Hume, C. -- between December 1903 and March 1905." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size.

"Hume, C. -- between December 1903 and March 1905." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size.

 

Who's a Good Boy?

Circa 1894. "Reuter, Fritz." The son (and, presumably, dog and cat) of Washington, D.C., hotelier Fritz Reuter. Glass negative by the C.M. Bell studio. View full size.

Circa 1894. "Reuter, Fritz." The son (and, presumably, dog and cat) of Washington, D.C., hotelier Fritz Reuter. Glass negative by the C.M. Bell studio. View full size.

 

Fireside Cats: 1955

Columbus, Georgia, circa 1955, and the youngsters last seen here. The Buick is out of the picture, replaced by a battleship and a cat; clothes and hair have been upgraded. 4x5 negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size.

Columbus, Georgia, circa 1955, and the youngsters last seen here. The Buick is out of the picture, replaced by a battleship and a cat; clothes and hair have been upgraded. 4x5 negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size.

Weʼre Blasé: 1894

Circa 1894. "Fritz Reuter." The Washington, D.C., hotelier and his children Fritz and Gertrude. 5x7 glass negative by the C.M. Bell portrait studio. View full size.

Circa 1894. "Fritz Reuter." The Washington, D.C., hotelier and his children Fritz and Gertrude. 5x7 glass negative by the C.M. Bell portrait studio. View full size.

 
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