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New York, New York: 1941

December 1941. "Lower Manhattan seen from the S.S. Coamo leaving New York." View full size. 35mm negative by Jack Delano. Office of War Information.

December 1941. "Lower Manhattan seen from the S.S. Coamo leaving New York." View full size. 35mm negative by Jack Delano. Office of War Information.

 

Payasos en Penasco: 1940

July 1940. "Penasco, New Mexico. Spanish-American clowns at a traveling show." View full size. Medium format safety negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.

July 1940. "Penasco, New Mexico. Spanish-American clowns at a traveling show." View full size. Medium format safety negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.

 

Breaking: 1940

July 1940. "Acrobat and audience at Spanish-American traveling show. Penasco, New Mexico." View full size. Medium format safety negative by Russell Lee.

July 1940. "Acrobat and audience at Spanish-American traveling show. Penasco, New Mexico." View full size. Medium format safety negative by Russell Lee.

 

Cinco de Mayo: 1910

May 5, 1910. St. Louis, Missouri. "Truants like these may be found most any day between 11 a.m. & noon. Jefferson Street near Washington." View full size. Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.

May 5, 1910. St. Louis, Missouri. "Truants like these may be found most any day between 11 a.m. & noon. Jefferson Street near Washington." View full size. Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.

 

Waco: 1939

November 1939. "Negro boys sitting on bench on street, Waco, Texas." 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

November 1939. "Negro boys sitting on bench on street, Waco, Texas." 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Family Guy: 1920

Taking the air in Washington, D.C., in 1920. "McDevitt, wife and baby." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Taking the air in Washington, D.C., in 1920. "McDevitt, wife and baby." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

 

The City That Works: 1943

Chicago, April 1943. "General view of part of the South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

Chicago, April 1943. "General view of part of the South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

 

Manhattan: 1941

December 1941. "Lower Manhattan seen from the S.S. Coamo leaving New York." View full size. 35mm negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information

December 1941. "Lower Manhattan seen from the S.S. Coamo leaving New York." View full size. 35mm negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information

 

The Three S's: 1942

February 1942. "Do you know why sugar must be rationed? Why you can't buy any more refrigerators or pleasure cars? There's plenty of material available on these subjects which can be obtained from the government." View full size. Medium format negative by Ann Rosener for the Office of War Information.

February 1942. "Do you know why sugar must be rationed? Why you can't buy any more refrigerators or pleasure cars? There's plenty of material available on these subjects which can be obtained from the government." View full size. Medium format negative by Ann Rosener for the Office of War Information.

 

Earth and Sky: 1938

Puerto Rico, January 1938. "Workers in a tobacco field. The straw shed in the background is a hurricane shelter." View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.

Puerto Rico, January 1938. "Workers in a tobacco field. The straw shed in the background is a hurricane shelter." View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.

 

Dead Man's Curve: 1920

1920. "Dead Man's Curve. Baltimore tour." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Note the tiny DANGER sign in the middle.

1920. "Dead Man's Curve. Baltimore tour." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. Note the tiny DANGER sign in the middle.

 

Cute as a Button: 1920

Or maybe cute as a bow. The Chester children, with Julie on the left, in Washington, D.C., 1920. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.

Or maybe cute as a bow. The Chester children, with Julie on the left, in Washington, D.C., 1920. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.

 

Street Scene: 1921

July 2, 1921. Another view of those straw-hatted boxing fans following the Dempsey-Carpentier fight from the Washington Star building in Washington, D.C. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

July 2, 1921. Another view of those straw-hatted boxing fans following the Dempsey-Carpentier fight from the Washington Star building in Washington, D.C. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

 

The Big Fight: 1921

Washington, D.C. July 2, 1921. Crowds at the Washington Star following the Dempsey-Carpentier fight in New Jersey, which was broadcast by "wireless telephone" back when relatively few people owned radios. Newspapers across the country that had receivers called out the results on the street or posted them on chalkboards. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.

Washington, D.C. July 2, 1921. Crowds at the Washington Star following the Dempsey-Carpentier fight in New Jersey, which was broadcast by "wireless telephone" back when relatively few people owned radios. Newspapers across the country that had receivers called out the results on the street or posted them on chalkboards. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.

 

Ballpark Figure: 1919

Washington, D.C. October 10, 1919. "Girls' baseball." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Washington, D.C. October 10, 1919. "Girls' baseball." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

 
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