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Car Culture: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 12:46pm.
February 1939. "Migrant laborer's family near Canal Point packinghouse, Florida." 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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The Happy Hendersons: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 8:06am.
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October 1941. Radford, Virginia. "Mrs. M.B. Henderson, wife of a defense worker, and their daughter, who live in Sunset Village FSA (Farm Security Administration) project." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Porch Mechanic: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 9:29am.
October 1941. "Radford, Virginia. Sunset Village, Farm Security Administration housing project. Fred B. Williams from Savannah, Georgia, cleaning car distributor on the porch of his home, 803 9th Street." Medium format nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Fresh Cut: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 1:09pm.
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February 1939. "Packinghouse workers in migrant labor camp near Canal Point, Florida. Some of them are from Missouri and Arkansas. No water, no light, no sanitary facilities." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Diapers Online: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 11/18/2012 - 3:20pm.
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October 1941. "Defense worker's home on Carson Street. Sunset Village, Radford, Virginia. Farm Security Administration project." Where it looks like laundry day. Medium-format nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Corner Story: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 10:37am.
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October 1939. "Saturday afternoon in Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta." 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Law for Tombstone: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 1:13pm.
October 1939. Memphis, Tennessee. "Entrance to a movie house on Beale Street." The double feature: "Rhythm of the Saddle" and Buck Jones in "Law for Tombstone." 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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