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The Wonder of It All: 1938
... Louisiana. 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Black and White This is the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/04/2008 - 3:14pm -

Noevember 1938. Children at the state fair in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Black and WhiteThis is the deep South but the crowd does not seem at all segregated. Perhaps because they are children? [Click here. Maybe you've been watching too much TV. - Dave] (The Gallery, Kids, Russell Lee)
Bystander: 1937
... full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. The Look What a malevolent-looking old man. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 10:37am -

December 1937. Street scene in Washington, D.C. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. The LookWhat a malevolent-looking old man. (The Gallery, D.C., John Vachon)
Camden: 1938
... full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/10/2007 - 11:49am -

October 1938. Factory workers' homes in Camden, New Jersey. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein)
Shy Hi: 1938
... 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Kids, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/29/2020 - 2:41pm -

July 1938. "Steelworker's son. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Kids, Pittsburgh)
The Good Earth: 1940
... County, North Carolina." Photo by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Farrington's come a long ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/01/2019 - 12:34am -

May 1940. "Negro tobacco planter's family. The three children in the background are those of a neighbor. Near Farrington, Chatham County, North Carolina." Photo by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Farrington's come a long wayFarrington, just south of Chapel Hill, is home to one of the most exclusive planned communities in North Carolina, with a five-star restaurant, inn, and upscale shops. I wonder if these folks are standing in the very fields that today are the home to Farrington's Belted Galloway cows. Not that long agoNothing like Big Tobacco using child labor to push cancer sticks and make 'em cheap as possible! (The Gallery, Agriculture, Jack Delano, Kids, Rural America)
Full of Beans: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. My back hurts just looking ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/19/2020 - 1:35pm -

August 1941. "Boy emptying beans into sack. Shawano County, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. My back hurts just lookingMy sympathy for the boy. I spent a summer picking beans for a local truck farmer. That was also the summer I decided a desk job was for me! (The Gallery, Agriculture, John Vachon, Kids)
Ready Player One: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Red is Red and Yellow is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/06/2019 - 9:18pm -

November 1940. Ansonia, Connecticut. "Taking a temperature reading in the foundry at the Farrell-Birmingham Corporation." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Red is Red and Yellow is Yellow 'Red hot' can be defined by what color red. It doesn't matter if it is a piece of steel, or the end of a cigar. Planck's Law goes into it far greater detail than I would want to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_law Optical PyrometerToday we have infrared, non-contact temperature sensing devices. Back then you used an optical pyrometer where a calibrated filament glowed at a specified temperature on the rheostat setting. The color was matched visually and then the scale was read off the dial setting. Here is one in use at a wire drawing facility where I worked. (Technology, The Gallery, Industry & Public Works, Jack Delano)
Work, From Home: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Big changes coming Just ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/19/2020 - 4:17pm -

January 1941. Midland, Pennsylvania. "Backyards of company houses and steel mill." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Big changes comingJust across the Ohio River, perhaps a mile from the site of this photograph, stands the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. (The Gallery, Factories, John Vachon, Railroads)
In One Basket: 1941
... in excess of supply." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Ova exposed I find this ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/20/2019 - 4:47pm -

September 1941. Waterloo, Nebraska. "Eggs of Two Rivers Non-Stock Cooperative. At the present time co-op eggs are marketed through large cafes, restaurants and eating houses, and various hospitals and institutions. The demand for the co-op's premium eggs is in excess of supply." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Ova exposedI find this photo very satisfying. I don't know why. Cool Hand"Why you got to go and say fifty eggs for? Why not thirty-five or thirty-nine?" "I thought it was a nice round number." (The Gallery, Agriculture, M.P. Wolcott, Rural America)
Dog Daze: 1941
... Michigan." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The rich side of camp When ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/20/2020 - 10:56am -

August 1941. "Edgewater Park trailer camp near the Ford bomber plant. Ypsilanti, Michigan." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The rich side of campWhen I was a kid in the early '50s and we lived in a three-bedroom, asbestos-shingled house, the kind my mom called a "cracker box." A few miles away were brick homes, also three-bedroom but with carports and picture windows. These today are very modest homes, but back then we thought of the people who lived there as "rich folks." I wonder if this kid felt the same way comparing canvas tents with the comparable luxury of trailers in this camp. (The Gallery, Dogs, John Vachon, Kids)
MILW: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. By Any Other Name MILW is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/11/2020 - 8:22pm -

June 1941. "Railroad yards. Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. By Any Other NameMILW is the reporting mark of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad as can be seen on some of the boxcars in the foreground. It was also known as the Route of the Hiawathas, used to name a number of its high speed passenger trains as seen on a boxcar in the background. It was the last of the transcontinental railroads to go into service and was famed for its two sections of electrified trackage in Montana, Idaho and Washington. It all came to an end with its third bankruptcy in 1977. Sections of the railroad still remain in use by Canadian Pacific and others. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Milwaukee, Railroads)
Mex-Tex: 1939
... Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. It's A Dog's Life ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/08/2018 - 1:49pm -

February 1939. "Housing. Mexican district in Robstown, Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. It's A Dog's LifeEspecially when you have something to do like this one. He/She (not quite sure here) is totally oblivious and continues with routine regardless. The humans however, are well aware of the photographic situation. "Tiny House"Used to mean something entirely different before the Millennials came along! (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Kids, Russell Lee)
Municipal Light: 1940
... Colorado." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Lighthouse A few miles from ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/01/2018 - 6:07pm -

September 1940. "Derelict lighting plant in Silverton, Colorado." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. LighthouseA few miles from our home is the village of Boalsburg, Pa. The community has preserved its "Lighthouse," which contained a waterwheel that supplied Direct Current to all the structures in the village. When the Lighthouse operator awoke and activated the wheel, all the lights came on. And when he decided it was time for bed, he shut down the wheel and the town went dark. Some progress has been achieved in this field in the past century-plus. A Town Without Municipal TaxesA Town Without Municipal Taxes The American City, Volume 7, July-December 1912 Silverton, Colorado, a thriving town of nearly 3,000 people, at an altitude of over 9,000 feet, has the distinction of being one of the very few municipalities in the United States where no city tax is levied. The running expenses are paid from the income of the water and light systems, both owned and operated by the municipality, and from various licenses. The town owns its teams, sprinklers and wagons, and has recently completed and entirely paid for a handsome city hall costing $55,000. In this building there is sufficient room for all the city offices, court room, assembly room and fire apparatus. The successful operation of municipally owned public utilities in Silverton extends over a period of nine years. For electric current the rate to very small consumers is 7½ cents net per k.w. hour, and to large consumers a little over 5 cents net. The water rates vary for different classes of users. A one-family residence of four rooms pays $8 per annum, with $1 extra for each additional room; or the consumer may install a meter at his own expense, the rental varying from 45 cents to 10 cents per thousand gallons, with a minimum charge of $20 per year. All water bills are subject to a 15 per cent discount if paid by the 5th day of the month. (The Gallery, Frontier Life, Railroads, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Farmville: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Velva on Route 52 Velva is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/30/2019 - 8:25pm -

November 1940. "Velva, North Dakota." Birthplace of CBS newsman Eric Sevareid. Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Velva on Route 52Velva is located on U.S. 52, which, unlike most even-numbered U.S. highways, runs not primarily east-west but diagonally for just over 2000 miles from Portal, North Dakota, to Charleston, South Carolina. Its route runs through the Twin Cities, Rochester, Dubuque, Dixon Illinois (birthplace of Ronald Reagan) and Indianapolis. Its lowly status is reflected in the fact that at several junctions with state highways and even county roads, the "lesser" roads have the right of way. Not in Minnesota, however, where it runs concurrently with I-94 to the Twin Cities, and then has four-lane almost freeway status all the way through Rochester, until it crosses I-90 in southern Minnesota, where it reverts to being a two lane road. The journey on 52 from southern Minnesota to Dubuque is very scenic. (The Gallery, Agriculture, John Vachon, Railroads, Rural America, Small Towns)
8205: 1938
... combine and tractor." 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Cars, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/03/2008 - 5:29pm -

Summer 1938. "On Route 40 in central Ohio, moving combine and tractor." 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Cars, Trucks, Buses, On the Road)
Industrial Crossing: 1937
... Maryland." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. View full size. A ration of Phillips Since ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/30/2017 - 6:49pm -

        "40 cents no less." June 1937. "Packing company strike. Cambridge, Maryland." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. View full size. A ration of PhillipsSince Delmarva farms grew tremendous amount of varied vegetables, Phillips Packing was a huge supplier of WWII rations for the troops. Now, it's almost all soybeans and corn, which we turn into chickens via Perdue and others. The packing house complex sprawled over a wide area of Cambridge. There are current plans to revitalize the remaining building. From Packing House to Bargain CenterThe Phillips Packing warehouse survives as Artwell's Home Furnishings and Bargain Center, 1 Washington Street. Faint lettering above "Phillips" over the warehouse door is still visible in Google Street View. Railroad track is visible but no longer used and a water tower similar to the one shown here is also visible. Across the street is the footprint of a vary large demolished industrial complex. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Industry & Public Works)
Family Pharm: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still looking good at 143 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/11/2020 - 5:24pm -

August 1941. "Drug store. Carpentersville, Illinois." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still looking good at 143 (The Gallery, John Vachon, Small Towns, Stores & Markets)
Pee-Wee Playhouse: 1939
... Avenue camp, Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. "I'm bored, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/22/2018 - 1:14pm -

July 1939. "Shack of family living in May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. "I'm bored, Mom."In case you've ever wondered what the definition of dirt poor was, this is it. Wishing them wellAnother painful reminder of life for some during the Great Depression. Let's hope that one day these children were able to leave this poverty and live a life denied to them in 1939, so they might one day ride in the cars crossing the bridge or live in a home like the one with clean clothes drying on the line on the hill behind their shack. (The Gallery, Kids, OKC, Russell Lee)
Sarasota Cyclists: 1941
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Pontiac? That's my best ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/19/2019 - 6:56pm -

January 1941. "The cycle club of a Sarasota, Fla., trailer park." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Pontiac?That's my best guess, but I hope someone with more expertise will identify the nifty car pulling the trailer. [1938 Oldsmobile Eight. - Dave] (The Gallery, Bicycles, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Florida, M.P. Wolcott)
Pie Town Ice Cream: 1940
... full size. Medium-format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Pie Town, Rural America, Russell ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/30/2007 - 8:37pm -

June 1940. "Ice cream party at Pie Town, New Mexico. Ice cream is a great treat for someone who must drive thirty or forty miles for ice." View full size. Medium-format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Pie Town, Rural America, Russell Lee)
Policeman's Ball: 1942
... G. Evans FSA camp." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cops vs. Appliance Repair ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/25/2019 - 5:24pm -

February 1942. "Weslaco, Texas. Saturday afternoon baseball game at Mercer G. Evans FSA camp." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cops vs. Appliance Repair And the Maytag Repairman strikes out! Low techNo baseball caps? No baseball gloves? I do like the ball in the air. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Sports)
Quicksand Pie: 1940
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. "Slice" of Americana ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/16/2019 - 10:11am -

September 1940. "Quicksand School, Breathitt County, Kentucky. Many parents and young people from the school and nearby communities attend the pie and box supper, given by the school to raise money for repairs and supplies. Each box or pie is auctioned off to the highest bidder, sometimes bringing a good deal, since the girl's 'boyfriend' usually wins and has the privilege of eating it with her afterwards." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. "Slice" of AmericanaWhat a beautiful couple and a beautiful photograph. I hope they lived a great life. (The Gallery, Education, Schools, M.P. Wolcott, Rural America)
The Desperate Hours: 1939
... Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Osh Kosh B' Gosh Get ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/03/2018 - 8:50pm -

July 1939. "Detail of square dance in hills near McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Sharecropper's home." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Osh Kosh B' GoshGet out your best overalls and cut a rug. Sweat lodgeIn July in Oklahoma the temp is almost always in the triple digits and it seems like it would be stifling to be crammed into a sharecropper's tiny home with only a window slightly open for air and of course no a/c, with everybody dancing madly. I find the African American art on the wall of interest also. [Tell us more about that art. - Dave] (The Gallery, Russell Lee)
A Spoonful of Sugar: 1938
... Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Unsafe Space Obviously, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/26/2018 - 9:17pm -

October 1938. "Ladling cane syrup from boiling vat to concentration vat at a sugar mill near New Iberia, Louisiana." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Unsafe SpaceObviously, safety was not paramount back then. Boiling sugar? Ouch! Sugar syrupDuring high school, worked in a bottling plant (Eclipse Syrup) that used a LOT of sugar syrup. It was in the air, on the floor, in your hair, on your skin. And it wasn't even hot the way the stuff in the picture is. After a few weeks, my workboots had, no lie, a hard candy shell, and bees would swarm around my feet as I walked home. Bet this guy would know that feeling. (The Gallery, Factories, Russell Lee)
American Smelting: 1938
... the world. Omaha, Nebraska." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Gone but not forgotten ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/18/2018 - 11:14am -

November 1938. "Largest smelting furnace in the world. Omaha, Nebraska." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Gone but not forgottenPlant closed in 1999, and is now a superfund site. http://www.kvnonews.com/2014/05/omaha-stand-15-years-epa-cleanup/ http://omahamagazine.com/articles/tag/american-smelting-and-refining-co/ Model trainsAnother photo of someone's outstanding HO train set. Other modelers say odd things like "You've got a nice water tower." "Nice smoke effect." (The Gallery, Factories, John Vachon, Omaha, Railroads)
Perfection Kerosene: 1939
... Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Goodman Wonder Shows ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/26/2019 - 12:52pm -

January 1939. "Abandoned store in which coal miner on relief lives. Zeigler, Illinois." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Goodman Wonder ShowsGoodman Wonder Shows of America, owned by Max Goodman. It was a 35-railcar show based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Goodman sold the show in 1949. It was converted to truck transport, its base moved to Illinois and the name was changed to Imperial Expositions. Quite a few pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/19558688@N02/albums/72157633104508236/ (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Mining, Stores & Markets)
Livor-Kaps: 1939
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Takes the place of calomel ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/13/2020 - 12:41pm -

November 1939. "On the main street of Wendell, North Carolina." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Takes the place of calomelAnd what is calomel? Mercurous chloride, used to treat malaria, yellow fever and dysentery and, in a preparation called worm chocolate or worm candy, gastrointestinal parasites. People who were given large doses for long periods suffered from excessive salivation, gum inflammation, loosening of the teeth, gastrointestinal upset, and an ashen appearance, as well as troubling neurologic symptoms, such as arm and facial tremors, ataxia (an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements symptomatic of a central nervous system disorder), and erethism (unusual timidity and personality change). Mercury as medicine! (The Gallery, M.P. Wolcott, Medicine, Small Towns, Stores & Markets)
Pale Rider: 1942
... Medium format nitrate negative by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration. Amish Food One of my favorite places is south ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/29/2008 - 10:38am -

March 1942. "Mennonite boy. Lancaster, Pennsylvania." View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration. Amish FoodOne of my favorite places is south of Akron, beauiful Amish village and shops with all kinds of crafts and food. (The Gallery, John Collier, Kids, Small Towns)
Valley Girl: 1936
... Medium format negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Lady of the flies. I thought it was ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/25/2018 - 1:28pm -

November 1936. "Children and home of cotton workers at migratory camp in southern San Joaquin Valley, California." Medium format negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Lady of the flies.I thought it was nice that she had stockings with a design on them. Once I enlarged the photo, she and the surroundings are covered with flies. (The Gallery, Camping, Dorothea Lange, Great Depression)
Counting Steers: 1940
... reads "R.R. Walston." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A Whiff of Cowboy Culture ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/28/2018 - 10:26am -

March 1940. "Cowboy asleep in cattle show barn at San Angelo Fat Stock Show. At nearby stock shows the working cowboys bring along their camp beds and sleep in the barns." The tag on our buckaroo's suitcase reads "R.R. Walston." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A Whiff of Cowboy CultureOne of my favorite Shorpy pastimes is an an olfactory exploration of photos. I don't know why my mind goes there immediately with some photos - I guess they trigger memories, which are tied to the brain's Limbic System, which I've discussed on this platform previously. My list of odors associated with this photo: Stale hay (different from fresh hay - dustier) Graham Crackers Slightly mildewed sleeping bag Horses, and the apples thereof Oats Leather Hair Oil (bet he's a Dapper Dan man) A boy-foot miasma from socks, boots, and sneakers A smouldering campfire outside (or possibly a fire in an oil drum to contain sparks) Addendum: Don't know if s'mores were a "thing" in 1940, but the makings are all there: Graham Crackers: CHECK (whole carton of them) Chocolate Bar: CHECK (wrapper near young Mr. Walston's left shoulder Marshmallows: CHECK (presuming the paper bag to the right of his grip is full of them) Goober Pea There's nothing more to say.That post transformed 50 pages of cultural anthropology to a handful of indelible scents! (The Gallery, Agriculture, Camping, Russell Lee)
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