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Dancing in the Dark: 1940

November 1940. "Pierre, South Dakota, on a cold night." Home of the Dome, luring passersby with "Beer and Dancing." Acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

November 1940. "Pierre, South Dakota, on a cold night." Home of the Dome, luring passersby with "Beer and Dancing." Acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

Frosty Mugs: 1940

November 1940. "Pierre, South Dakota, on a cold night." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
        About these images: The exposures by John Vachon, Marion Post Wolcott and other FSA photographers that we've been posting over the past few months may be around 80 years old, but have only recently been scanned in high resolution and made available for download by the Library of Congress. So in that sense they're "new" -- the photo above, for example, is from a batch of around 300 negatives scanned in October 2019 and published to the LOC website on December 12. These high-quality scans are gradually replacing the low-resolution images that have populated the LOC's online archive since 2011.

November 1940. "Pierre, South Dakota, on a cold night." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

        About these images: The exposures by John Vachon, Marion Post Wolcott and other FSA photographers that we've been posting over the past few months may be around 80 years old, but have only recently been scanned in high resolution and made available for download by the Library of Congress. So in that sense they're "new" -- the photo above, for example, is from a batch of around 300 negatives scanned in October 2019 and published to the LOC website on December 12. These high-quality scans are gradually replacing the low-resolution images that have populated the LOC's online archive since 2011.

 

Kewpee Hamburgs: 1940

July 1940. "Brick house on main street of Benton Harbor, Michigan." Our focus here is next door, on the Kewpee Hotel restaurant, purveyor of "Kewpee Hamburgs" (a regional chain last glimpsed here). Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

July 1940. "Brick house on main street of Benton Harbor, Michigan." Our focus here is next door, on the Kewpee Hotel restaurant, purveyor of "Kewpee Hamburgs" (a regional chain last glimpsed here). Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

Delicious Root Beer: 1958

New York City. 1958. "People gathered at lunch counter." 35mm negative by street photographer Angelo Rizzuto (1906-1967), a.k.a. Anthony Angel. View full size.

New York City. 1958. "People gathered at lunch counter." 35mm negative by street photographer Angelo Rizzuto (1906-1967), a.k.a. Anthony Angel. View full size.

 

The Pergola-Casino: 1911

Lake George, New York, circa 1911. "The Pergola-Casino, Fort William Henry Hotel." Two years après-feu. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Lake George, New York, circa 1911. "The Pergola-Casino, Fort William Henry Hotel." Two years après-feu. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Kentucky Tavern: 1940

August 1940. "Tom Moore distillery near Bardstown, Kentucky." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1940. "Tom Moore distillery near Bardstown, Kentucky." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Ghost Cafe: 1941

September 1941. "Building on main street of ghost town. Judith Basin County, Montana." The Home Cafe / Kandy Kitchen / Eat Shop. Also, Rooms. Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1941. "Building on main street of ghost town. Judith Basin County, Montana." The Home Cafe / Kandy Kitchen / Eat Shop. Also, Rooms. Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Buy a Slug: 1941

April 1941. "South Side Chicago. Telephone booth in Negro tavern." The Bronzeville watering hole known as Tony's Tavern. Acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

April 1941. "South Side Chicago. Telephone booth in Negro tavern." The Bronzeville watering hole known as Tony's Tavern. Acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

 

The Dog-House: 1940

1940. "New Orleans, Louisiana. Old building at Rampart and Bienville streets." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

1940. "New Orleans, Louisiana. Old building at Rampart and Bienville streets." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Cafe Society: 1940

December 1940.  Alexandria, Louisiana. "Construction workers from Camp Livingston eating and hanging around new cafe by entrance of camp." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

December 1940. Alexandria, Louisiana. "Construction workers from Camp Livingston eating and hanging around new cafe by entrance of camp." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Curb Service: 1942

July 1942. "Chevy Chase, Maryland. Serving supper to motorists at an A&W Hot Shoppes restaurant on Wisconsin Avenue, just over the District line." Medium format negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "Chevy Chase, Maryland. Serving supper to motorists at an A&W Hot Shoppes restaurant on Wisconsin Avenue, just over the District line." Medium format negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Dixie Whiskey: 1940

Sept. 1940. "Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson. Breathitt County, Kentucky." Cundiff’s restaurant and package store. Photo: Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.

Sept. 1940. "Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson. Breathitt County, Kentucky." Cundiff’s restaurant and package store. Photo: Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.

 

Potatoe Cakes: 1927

Washington, D.C., circa 1927. "E.B. Adams Co. -- Cafeteria, All States Hotel for Women." 8x10 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1927. "E.B. Adams Co. -- Cafeteria, All States Hotel for Women." 8x10 inch glass negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.

 

Alice's Restaurant: 1939

September 1939. "Street on Saturday afternoon in Belzoni, Mississippi Delta." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.

September 1939. "Street on Saturday afternoon in Belzoni, Mississippi Delta." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.

 

Triple Cola: 1939

November 1939. "Lunch stand and tobacco inside entrance to warehouse at end of auction sale. Durham, North Carolina." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

November 1939. "Lunch stand and tobacco inside entrance to warehouse at end of auction sale. Durham, North Carolina." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 
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