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A Tall One: 1940
November 1940. "The bar in 'Art's Sportsmen's Tavern,' Colchester, Connecticut." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
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Sportsmen's Tavern: 1940
November 1940. "Having a beer in 'Art's Sportsmen's Tavern' on a rainy day in Colchester, Connecticut." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 11 comments
- 9037 reads
Class Struggle: 1940
November 1940. "In a one-room schoolhouse in Ledyard, Connecticut. The teacher is Miss Holmes." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 11 comments
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Go Right: 1940
November 1940. "The main square in Colchester, Connecticut." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 9 comments
- 8676 reads
The Pup Pack: 1941
September 1941. "Three of the Gaynor children on their farm near Fairfield, Vermont." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 3 comments
- 6341 reads
Farm Wife: 1941
September 1941. "Mrs. W. Gaynor canning tomatoes on their farm near Fairfield, Vermont." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 8611 reads
Milk Men: 1941
September 1941. "Two sons of William Gaynor, FSA dairy farmer near Fairfield, Vermont." Farm Security Administration photo by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 4 comments
- 6047 reads
Stoplight in Vermont: 1941
August 1941. "A street corner in Burlington, Vermont." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 11 comments
- 15358 reads
I.G.A.: 1941
August 1941. "General store in Hinesburg, Vermont." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 7 comments
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Carousel: 1941
September 1941. "The merry-go-round at the State Fair in Rutland, Vermont." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 6 comments
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Dames: 1941
September 1941. "The 'girlie' show at the State Fair in Rutland, Vermont." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 21 comments
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End of Beach: 1900
Circa 1900. "Evening on the Potomac, Washington, D.C." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Trail Ride: 1912
California (?) circa 1912. "On the trail." A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: The Prequel. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.
- 9 comments
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Copley Plaza: 1912
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1912. "Copley Plaza Hotel, Copley Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 9 comments
- 6632 reads
Bank of Savannah: 1907
Savannah, Georgia, circa 1907. "Broughton Street from Bull." A slightly different perspective on the scene glimpsed here. 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
- 5 comments
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