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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.

 

Night Maneuvers: 1941

May 1941. "Soldiers from a nearby Army camp waiting for the bus in Anniston, Alabama." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

May 1941. "Soldiers from a nearby Army camp waiting for the bus in Anniston, Alabama." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

 

Welcome to Cokeville: 1941

June 1941. "Main street of Siloam, Greene County, Georgia." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

June 1941. "Main street of Siloam, Greene County, Georgia." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Stares & Stripes: 1941

March 1941. "Part of the exhibit of the traveling show 'crime museum' near Fort Bragg, North Carolina." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

March 1941. "Part of the exhibit of the traveling show 'crime museum' near Fort Bragg, North Carolina." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

 

The 8 Ball: 1940

November 1940. "Pool hall in Shasta County, California." Recreation for the workers and engineers building the Shasta Dam across the Sacramento River. Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

November 1940. "Pool hall in Shasta County, California." Recreation for the workers and engineers building the Shasta Dam across the Sacramento River. Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Dwarfed: 1941

April 1941. "South Side Chicago. Scene in Negro tavern." The walls adorned with murals from the Disney version of "Snow White." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

April 1941. "South Side Chicago. Scene in Negro tavern." The walls adorned with murals from the Disney version of "Snow White." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Base Ball To-Day: 1908

Detroit circa 1908. "Woodward Avenue looking north from Opera House corner." Our title is lifted from the streetcar. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

Detroit circa 1908. "Woodward Avenue looking north from Opera House corner." Our title is lifted from the streetcar. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

 
 
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