Framed or unframed, desk size to sofa size, printed by us in Arizona and Alabama since 2007. Explore now.
Shorpy is funded by you. Patreon contributors get an ad-free experience.
Learn more.
- 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
Photos submitted by Shorpy members!
Print Emporium
Nurse's Orders: 1940
May 1940. "Nurse giving instructions to son of migratory laborer as to how to take medicine. Agua Fria migratory labor camp, Arizona." Acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
He appears smitten
And to tell the truth, I don't blame him.
Missing the white dresses
I was a hospital orderly for two summers in the mid-1960s. Most of the nurses still wore crisp white dresses with a cap that indicated where they went to nursing school. Green or blue scrubs are, of course, much more practical -- these days especially. However, I was hospitalized for three days in 2018 and received great care, but I still missed the white dresses and caps.
Mother Knows Best
It appears the young man's careworn mother is standing at his side carefully listening to the nurse's instructions. Let us sincerely hope the poster behind the two of them is not the purpose of this visit!
Hormones
There was a pretty good chance that boy was barely listening.
Just A Spoonful Of Sugar
She's pretty, he's coming of age and is gazing at her semi-adoringly, Mom is essentially hidden, and there's a sign behind her about stopping the spread of Syphilis. All the local attractions are pretty much on display here.
Product placement
Russell Lee's assistant accidentally found the best spot in the composition to place the photographer's weapon of choice.
Shorpy.com is a vintage photography site featuring thousands of high-definition images. The site is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, a teenage coal miner who lived 100 years ago. Contact us | Privacy policy | Accessibility Statement | Site © 2024 Shorpy Inc.
On Shorpy:
Today’s Top 5