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- Baldwin 62303
- Baldwin VO-1000
- Cold
- No expense spared
- Tough Guys
- Lost in Toyland
- And without gloves
- If I were a blindfolded time traveler
- Smoke Consumer Also Cooks
- Oh that stove!
- Possibly still there?
- What?!?
- $100 Reward
- Freeze Frame
- Texas Flyer wanted
- Just a Year Too Soon
- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
- You kids drive me nuts!
- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
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Kennon's Cafe: 1939
November 1939. "Cafe next to tobacco warehouse. Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 9359 reads
The Roundup: 1940
November 1940. "Restaurant and beer hall in Summit City, California, boom town near Shasta Dam." Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
- 7 comments
- 10183 reads
Hamburgs 10 Cents: 1940
June 1940. "Diner along U.S. Highway No. 1 near Berwyn, Maryland." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 20 comments
- 18115 reads
Chinese Temple: 1940
November 1940. "Main street. Delano, California." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 10 comments
- 10555 reads
Coke Break: 1941
May 1941. "Workmen from the nearby Dupont powder plant in a cafe in Childersburg, Alabama." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 15 comments
- 8192 reads
The Dinette: 1941
May 1941. "Main street of Childersburg, Alabama." And a close-up of the restaurant glimpsed earlier from above. Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 7 comments
- 9328 reads
Drugstore Dishes: 1941
July 1941. "Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 3 comments
- 7264 reads
Sportsmen's Tavern: 1940
November 1940. "Having a beer in 'Art's Sportsmen's Tavern' on a rainy day in Colchester, Connecticut." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 11 comments
- 11620 reads
Dwarfed: 1941
April 1941. "South Side Chicago. Scene in Negro tavern." The walls adorned with murals from the Disney version of "Snow White." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 13897 reads
Truck Talk: 1940
June 1940. "Truckers at the Capital truck comfort station on New York Avenue. U.S. No. 1, Washington, D.C." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
Mixed Drinks: 1941
April 1941. "Booth in Negro tavern on southside of Chicago." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 20 comments
- 13436 reads
La Casa Enchilada: 1940
June 1940. "Detail of front of store building. Mogollon, New Mexico." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 7 comments
- 8884 reads
Snappy Lunch: 1940
June 1940. "Main street of Mogollon, New Mexico. Second largest gold section in the state." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Admin. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 9600 reads
Thirst Trap: 1940
June 1940. "Cafe and bar in Mogollon, New Mexico." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 7 comments
- 10023 reads
Nifty Nook: 1940
May 1940. "High school students crossing the street. Phoenix, Arizona." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Admin. View full size.
- 11 comments
- 12854 reads
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