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Noogie Knights: 1941
July 1941. "Roughhousing at Fourth of July picnic, Vale, Oregon." Mess with the boys of the Baker Motorcycle Club at your peril. 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
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Too Many Husbands: 1940
September 1940. Ouray, Colorado. "Store building. Ouray is the center of a gold mining region and is developing as a tourist center." A continuation of the storefronts last seen here, and a sequel to that other Uray Theatre. Acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
- 5 comments
- 10537 reads
Desperado: 1941
July 1941. "Store with cap guns and fireworks for sale, Fourth of July, Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 4452 reads
Pride of Plates: 1940
August 1940. "Daughter of Mormon farmer putting away dishes in kitchen cabinet. Box Elder County, Utah." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 6969 reads
Well-Preserved: 1940
August 1940. "Wife of Mormon farmer with canned goods. Snowville, Utah." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 3 comments
- 10670 reads
Beaucoup Bridges: 1938
July 1938. "Looking north. Monongahela River, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 8 comments
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Home, Work: 1938
July 1938. "Slums near steel mill. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 5 comments
- 5009 reads
Comparing Cobs: 1939
October 1939. "George and Hugh Clarke with hybrid seed corn. Grundy County, Iowa." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 5 comments
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Oak Alley: 1938
July 1938. "Workers' homes with steel plant along Monongahela River in background. Clairton Duquesne, Pennsylvania." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
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- 6668 reads
Man of Steel: 1938
A Shorpy salute to the nation's workers on Labor Day 2020 --
July 1938. "Steel worker at rolling mill. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 3 comments
- 3905 reads
Etna: 1941
June 1941. "Railroad yards. Carnegie-Illinois steel plant. Etna, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 4985 reads
J&L: 1941
June 1941. "Jones and Laughlin steelworks. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 4 comments
- 3742 reads
Flag Day: 1941
June 1941. "Flag Day. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 6 comments
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Kroger Depot: 1941
June 1941. "Carloads of fruit and vegetables at terminal. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 12 comments
- 8349 reads
The Scenic Route: 1941
June 1941. "Railroad. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 5854 reads
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