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Try the Train: 1937

California, March 1937. "Toward Los Angeles." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.

California, March 1937. "Toward Los Angeles." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.

 

Belles of the Ball: 1906

New York, 1906. "The Gerson sisters in costume for the Crinoline Ball." Our second from this series of photographs by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size.

New York, 1906. "The Gerson sisters in costume for the Crinoline Ball." Our second from this series of photographs by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size.

 

Evelyn Nesbit: 1901

New York circa 1901. "Evelyn Nesbit, age 16, brought to the studio by Stanford White." A chorus girl turned artists' model, Evelyn Nesbit was at the center of a huge scandal in 1906 when her husband killed her former lover, the architect Stanford White. View full size. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier.

New York circa 1901. "Evelyn Nesbit, age 16, brought to the studio by Stanford White." A chorus girl turned artists' model, Evelyn Nesbit was at the center of a huge scandal in 1906 when her husband killed her former lover, the architect Stanford White. View full size. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier.

 

In the Valley of the Shadow: 1914

New York. "Mrs. John Murray Anderson, actress and wife of the theatrical producer." Genevieve Lyon circa 1914, around the time of her marriage to the theater impresario and two years before her death from tuberculosis. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Kãsebier. View full size.

New York. "Mrs. John Murray Anderson, actress and wife of the theatrical producer." Genevieve Lyon circa 1914, around the time of her marriage to the theater impresario and two years before her death from tuberculosis. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Kãsebier. View full size.

 

Young Gertrude: 1894

Gertrude Käsebier, daughter of the photographer, at Crecy en Brie, France, in 1894. View full size. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier.

Gertrude Käsebier, daughter of the photographer, at Crecy en Brie, France, in 1894. View full size. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier.

 

A Thrill a Minute: 1911

June 13, 1911. The Cake Walk at Luna Park on Coney Island. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Who can describe this ride?

June 13, 1911. The Cake Walk at Luna Park on Coney Island. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Who can describe this ride?

 

568 + 532 = B-25

June 1942. Inglewood, California. "Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber at North American Aviation." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.

June 1942. Inglewood, California. "Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber at North American Aviation." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.

 

Maryland Chicken: 1920

1920. "Poultry at government farm. Beltsville, Maryland." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

1920. "Poultry at government farm. Beltsville, Maryland." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

 

The Letter: 1906

"The Letter." New York, 1906. Studio portrait of the Gerson sisters in costume for the Crinoline Ball. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size.

"The Letter." New York, 1906. Studio portrait of the Gerson sisters in costume for the Crinoline Ball. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size.

 

Pale Rider: 1942

March 1942. "Mennonite boy. Lancaster, Pennsylvania." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration.

March 1942. "Mennonite boy. Lancaster, Pennsylvania." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration.

 

West Memphis: 1935

October 1935. "Street musicians. Blind fiddler. West Memphis, Arkansas." 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

October 1935. "Street musicians. Blind fiddler. West Memphis, Arkansas." 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

South Water Street: 1943

April 1943. South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. Another view of the big Pabst sign against the Chicago skyline.

April 1943. South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. Another view of the big Pabst sign against the Chicago skyline.

 

Blades, Combs, Laces: 1939

November 1939. "Street vendor's goods. Waco, Texas." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.

November 1939. "Street vendor's goods. Waco, Texas." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.

 

Terminal Lunch: 1943

September 1943. "Greyhound bus station in Indianapolis." View full size. Medium-format negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.

September 1943. "Greyhound bus station in Indianapolis." View full size. Medium-format negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.

 

Speed Demon: 1938

November 1938. "Radiator cap. Laurel, Mississippi." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.

November 1938. "Radiator cap. Laurel, Mississippi." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.

 
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