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Like Pulling Teeth: 1942
February 1942. "Dental clinic, Farm Security Administration camp, Weslaco, Texas." Photo by Arthur Rothstein, Office of War Information. View full size.
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- 8914 reads
South Fifth: 1938
Spring 1938. "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cars on South Fifth Street." Medium format nitrate negative by Paul Vanderbilt. View full size.
- 4 comments
- 11202 reads
Trunk Line: 1938
Spring 1938. "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reading Railroad tracks with an abandoned brewery in the background." Medium format nitrate negative by Paul Vanderbilt for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 1 comment
- 9382 reads
Dark Garden: 1938
Winter 1938. "Cambridge, Massachusetts. Historic churchyard near Harvard Square." Medium format nitrate negative by Paul Vanderbilt. View full size.
Coupe de Grass: 1931
San Francisco circa 1931. "Willys Six Model 97 roadster on Gough Street at Lafayette Park." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 9228 reads
Lake Chautauqua: 1899
Chautauqua County, New York, circa 1899. "Steamer landing, Lake Chautauqua." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 10770 reads
Empty Barrels: 1910
Syracuse, New York, circa 1910. "University Block, East Washington Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 10358 reads
Marriage Bureau: 1939
March 1939. "Mexican woman standing in front of bureau. San Antonio, Texas." Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
- 4 comments
- 12097 reads
Grooving Wood: 1941
December 1941. "Boy grooving wood in shop class at homestead school. Dailey, West Virginia." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 9868 reads
Bustling Boonton: 1900
Circa 1901. "Railroad tracks and trestle at Boonton, New Jersey." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 9 comments
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Junior League: 1953
Columbus, Georgia, circa 1953. "How Mother lost her finger." (There was no caption here, so we made one up.) 4x5 inch acetate negative. View full size.
- 1 comment
- 9829 reads
Duds for Dadday: 1951
"Shame about Pop falling in the fountain."
"Sad!"
"Lucky?"
"We'll see!"
Columbus, Georgia. "Men's Fashion -- Father's Day 1951." 4x5 inch acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size.
- 3 comments
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Squinty & Shifty: 1927
San Francisco circa 1927. "Paige Cabriolet Roadster." Starring the two characters last seen here. 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
- 3 comments
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Rake's Progress: 1941
December 1941. "Raking leaves. New York City suburbs." Where the bamboo meets the oak. Photo by Arthur Rothstein, Office of War Information. View full size.
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The Lonesome Cowboy: 1939
June 1939. "Shadows on tent, Quarter Circle U Ranch, Big Horn County, Mont." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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