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Orphan Excursion: 1923
Washington, August 1923. "Star orphan excursion." View full size. 4x5 glass negative from the National Photo Company Collection.
- 7 comments
- 18523 reads
Furnished Rooms: 1937
April 1937. "Rooming house in slum district, Washington, D.C." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
- 1 comment
- 9803 reads
Margaret Zolnay: 1923
- 2 comments
- 13403 reads
Miss Anita Phipps: 1923
November 24, 1923. Miss Anita Phipps, director of women's relations for the War Department. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
- 6 comments
- 9813 reads
Two Forks: 1939
October 1939. "Hay forks. Northern Oregon farm. Morrow County, Oregon." View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the FSA.
- 4 comments
- 18231 reads
The Simple Life: 1939
October 1939. "Another corner of Soper kitchen. Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon." View full size. Nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange.
- 5 comments
- 22232 reads
You Go First: 1941
1941. "Completed sanitary privy in Minnesota being inspected by farmer and engineer of Farm Security Administration." View full size. Medium format safety negative by Shipman for the Farm Security Administration.
- 1 comment
- 11852 reads
Homeward Bound: 1941
January 1941. Lowell, Mass. "Commuters who have just come off the train, waiting for the bus to go home." 35mm Kodachrome by Jack Delano. View full size.
- 14 comments
- 33465 reads
St. Patty's Night: 1944
March 1944. Washington, D.C. St. Patrick's Day dance at the Washington labor canteen, sponsored by the United Federal Workers of America, Congress of Industrial Organizations. View full size. Medium format safety negative by Joseph A. Horne for the Office of War Information.
- 6 comments
- 21920 reads
Derailed: 1922
Washington area, 1922. "Railroad wreck." View full size. National Photo Company Collection. The tilted camera gives a nice arrangement of diagonals.
Sider and Appels: 1935
October 1935. "A cider and apple stand on the Lee Highway, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein.
- 5 comments
- 20482 reads
Wolf Creek: 1935
August 1935. Shelling peanuts in Wolf Creek, Georgia. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.
- 1 comment
- 21893 reads
Syne of Ye Krazy Kat: 1921
From July 1921, the Krazy Kat club off Thomas Circle in Washington, with Cleon Throckmorton to the right. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
- 7 comments
- 43820 reads
Louisiana: 1937
July 1937. "Louisiana Negress." View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative and caption by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.
- 5 comments
- 29368 reads
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