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The Shortcut: 1900

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; UPDATE: Shorpy member keyjan's sleuthing reveals the mysterious hole to be Wooton (or Wootton) Spring.
Monroe County, Pennsylvania, circa 1900. "Riverside drive, Delaware Water Gap." The sign on the tree and inscription over the hole are, unfortunately, not quite legible. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

        UPDATE: Shorpy member keyjan's sleuthing reveals the mysterious hole to be Wooton (or Wootton) Spring.

Monroe County, Pennsylvania, circa 1900. "Riverside drive, Delaware Water Gap." The sign on the tree and inscription over the hole are, unfortunately, not quite legible. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

 

Nay Aug Tunnel: 1900

Circa 1900. "Nay Aug Tunnel, Scranton, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Circa 1900. "Nay Aug Tunnel, Scranton, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

 

Corn Is King: 1893

June 30, 1893. "Waiting for the train (girl and boy in railroad depot; map of Ohio on wall)." The photographer is credited as one Mrs. W.M. Gatch. View full size.

June 30, 1893. "Waiting for the train (girl and boy in railroad depot; map of Ohio on wall)." The photographer is credited as one Mrs. W.M. Gatch. View full size.

 

Dad at Dinner: 1938

July 1938. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. "The Clifford Shorts family at dinner. Mr. Shorts is a roller at the Jones & Laughlin steel mill." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1938. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. "The Clifford Shorts family at dinner. Mr. Shorts is a roller at the Jones & Laughlin steel mill." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

A Fan in Every Room: 1938

July 1938. "Houses along Monongahela River and Boulevard of the Allies. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Photo by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.

July 1938. "Houses along Monongahela River and Boulevard of the Allies. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Photo by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.

 

Back at Work: 1938

May 1938. "Member of carnival crew at work erecting tent for Lasses White traveling show. Sikeston, Missouri." Photo by Russell Lee. View full size.

May 1938. "Member of carnival crew at work erecting tent for Lasses White traveling show. Sikeston, Missouri." Photo by Russell Lee. View full size.

 

Tired Treads: 1937

October 1937. "Used tires -- Minot, North Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

October 1937. "Used tires -- Minot, North Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

An Early Start: 1942

February 1942. Harlingen, Texas. "Farm Security Administration camp. Morning routine at nursery school." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.

February 1942. Harlingen, Texas. "Farm Security Administration camp. Morning routine at nursery school." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the FSA. View full size.

 

All Star Minstrels: 1938

May 1938. Sikeston, Missouri. "Erecting tent for Lasses White show." Lasses being Lee "Molasses" White (1888-1949), minstrel-show impresario as well as star of radio, stage and screen in the first half of the last century. Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

May 1938. Sikeston, Missouri. "Erecting tent for Lasses White show." Lasses being Lee "Molasses" White (1888-1949), minstrel-show impresario as well as star of radio, stage and screen in the first half of the last century. Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Rest Stop: 1938

May 1938. "Carnival employee sleeping in hammock underneath wagon of Lasses White show. Sikeston, Missouri." Photo by Russell Lee. View full size.

May 1938. "Carnival employee sleeping in hammock underneath wagon of Lasses White show. Sikeston, Missouri." Photo by Russell Lee. View full size.

 

Star Trouper: 1954

September 1954. "Marilyn Monroe performing Latin dance number 'Heat Wave' in the movie musical 'There's No Business Like Show Business'." Kodachrome transparency from photos by Robert Vose for Look magazine. View full size.

September 1954. "Marilyn Monroe performing Latin dance number 'Heat Wave' in the movie musical 'There's No Business Like Show Business'." Kodachrome transparency from photos by Robert Vose for Look magazine. View full size.

 

Dr. Smock: 1941

June 1941. "The V.D. clinic in Union Point, Greene County, Georgia." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

June 1941. "The V.D. clinic in Union Point, Greene County, Georgia." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Small-Town News: 1941

June 1941. "Mr. Cary Williams, editor of the Greensboro Herald Journal, a newspaper in Greensboro, Georgia." In whatever the opposite of the "paperless office" is. Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

June 1941. "Mr. Cary Williams, editor of the Greensboro Herald Journal, a newspaper in Greensboro, Georgia." In whatever the opposite of the "paperless office" is. Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

 

Yesterday's Headlines: 1941

June 1941. "Mr. Cary Williams, editor of the Greensboro Herald Journal, a newspaper in Greensboro, Georgia." Spitting hot lead at an ancient Linotype machine. Note the custom-fitted ergonomic back support and whittled-down chair. Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

June 1941. "Mr. Cary Williams, editor of the Greensboro Herald Journal, a newspaper in Greensboro, Georgia." Spitting hot lead at an ancient Linotype machine. Note the custom-fitted ergonomic back support and whittled-down chair. Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

 

Tin Can Alley: 1941

April 1941. Chicago. "Children playing next to condemned building in the 'black belt,' Negro section on the South Side." Photo by Russell Lee. View full size.

April 1941. Chicago. "Children playing next to condemned building in the 'black belt,' Negro section on the South Side." Photo by Russell Lee. View full size.

 
 
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