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Vintage photos of:
Peoples Liquor: 1938
November 1938. Liquor store in Omaha, Nebraska. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
Every time a bell rings
What a raw scene; it's a cold, dreary day in the latter part of the (first?) Depression. Is this Pottersville from "It's a Wonderful Life"?
Ernie, is that you?
10 Cents for 24 ounces?
WOW ... I'll be right over!
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