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[REV 25-NOV-2014]
Greendale Girls: 1939
September 1939. "Children who live at Greendale, Wisconsin, a model community planned by the Suburban Division of the U.S. Resettlement Administration." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
- 1 comment
- 2531 reads
Cleo Cola: 1941
September 1941. "Buildings on main street of ghost town. Judith Basin County, Montana." Another look at the hamlet of Geyser, which seems to have an affinity for "Kandy." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 3 comments
- 4045 reads
Dude Girl: 1941
August 1941. "Dude girl with two cowboys at a Saturday night dance in Birney, Montana." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 5194 reads
Magical Minot: 1941
August 1941. "Rail yard and grain elevators. Minot, North Dakota," a.k.a. "The Magic City." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 1 comment
- 3278 reads
Ghost Cafe: 1941
September 1941. "Building on main street of ghost town. Judith Basin County, Montana." The Home Cafe / Kandy Kitchen / Eat Shop. Also, Rooms. Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 5 comments
- 4952 reads
Clack Elevator: 1941
August 1941. "Grain storage elevators. Havre, Montana." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 4 comments
- 3940 reads
A Basket of Beans: 1941
July 1941. "Italian day laborer with basket of beans she has just picked. Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, New Jersey." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 7 comments
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De Escalation: 1959
October 23, 1959. "Bloomingdale's, Hackensack, New Jersey. Escalators. Raymond Loewy, client." 4x5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
- 11 comments
- 4830 reads
Gas Demonstration: 1942
June 1942. "Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Gas demonstration. Soldiers wearing gas masks after having been sprayed with gas from a plane." Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 3298 reads
Roll Model: 1905
Circa 1905. "Roller skating -- young man on bicycle skates." Photoprint by Hall; George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
- 5 comments
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The Natural: 1954
June 1954. "Singer Nat King Cole performing in a nightclub." Color transparency from the Look magazine assignment "Melancholy Monarch." View full size.
- 8 comments
- 4349 reads
City Hall Park: 1910
Manhattan circa 1910. "Park Place (City Hall Park) and New York City Hall." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 2 comments
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Lesser & Greater: 1911
New York circa 1911. "Whitehall buildings from Battery Park." The Whitehall Building of 1902-04 ("Lesser Whitehall") and the Greater Whitehall annex of 1908-1910. View full size.
Girls High School: 1911
New York circa 1911. "Girls' High School, Nostrand Avenue and Macon Street, Brooklyn." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 4258 reads
Cod and Man: 1905
Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa 1905. "Cod -- weighing the catch." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 4728 reads
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