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Beach Craft: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 09/25/2017 - 9:30am.
January 1941. "Guest of Sarasota, Florida, trailer park at the beach with her family." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Mi Gusta: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 09/25/2017 - 6:14am.
January 1941. "Amish farmers from Pennsylvania near Sarasota, where they are observing Florida farming methods." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Pharmacy Alfresco: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 06/17/2017 - 8:33am.
August 1940. "Street scenes. Port Gibson, Mississippi." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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The Stalker: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/16/2017 - 11:22pm.
August 1940. "Extremely tall and excellent corn is also grown on the King and Anderson cotton plantation near Clarksdale. Mississippi Delta, Mississippi." Here we see an early attempt at portable "personal corn." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Grass Routes: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/20/2017 - 12:58pm.
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July 1940. "Boys in Natchitoches, Louisiana, folding papers before delivering them in the afternoon." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Our Man in Montana: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/20/2017 - 10:47am.
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August 1941. "Cowboy on a ranch horse in the corral at Quarter Circle U, Brewster-Arnold Ranch Company. Birney, Montana." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Coal Miner's Daughter: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 11:27am.
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September 1938. "Children of coal miners. Scotts Run, West Virginia." Medium format nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
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Stick House: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 10:54am.
September 1938. "Homemade caned furniture in bedroom of coal miner's home. A company house. Pursglove, Scotts Run, West Virginia." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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