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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)
Furnished Rooms: 1937
... full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. Suits & hats This is a slum and yet the men ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 1:41pm -

April 1937. "Rooming house in slum district, Washington, D.C." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. Suits & hatsThis is a slum and yet the men sit around in suits and hats? And not a gun in sight! (The Gallery, D.C., John Vachon)
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)
The Coronado: 1938
... Nebraska." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Gone, but the name lives on. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/20/2018 - 2:43pm -

November 1938. "The Coronado Apartments. Omaha, Nebraska." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Gone, but the name lives on.Looking at Google maps (is that cheating?) shows that there is a Coronado Condominiums in Omaha but they look like they are post-1960s vintage. The original was probably renamed or torn down. Wonder how they got the name? Built on the location of the previous apartments, or was the developer nostalgic for the older building, a family member of the original's owner, etc.? Is there some kind of connection between Coronado and it being Omaha? 22nd Street and Capitol AvenueThe site is now a parking lot for patrons of the Joslyn Art Museum, which recently received a major gift of 20th Century photographs, including some taken by John Vachon. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Kids, Omaha)
The Three Degrees: 1940
... Unit." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Pride and contentment Wife ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/25/2018 - 4:56pm -

May 1940. "Member of the Arizona part-time farms with his wife and child. Maricopa County, Arizona. Chandler Unit." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Pride and contentmentWife is beaming with pride, husband looks content. As for the boy, bored! Hair StylingWho can forget bobby pins. (The Gallery, Kids, Russell Lee)
Character Study: 1940
May 1940. "Farm Security Administration client Roger Spence and two of his sons. Two miles out of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/17/2018 - 11:19am -

May 1940. "Farm Security Administration client Roger Spence and two of his sons. Two miles out of Princess Anne, Maryland." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the FSA. View full size. Twins?Easy enough to tell which two are his, though they must have taken after their mother. Top ThisNice variety of hats. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Jack Delano, Kitchens etc.)
Top Billing: 1939
... Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Spot on! The Spot sign in ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/01/2019 - 2:29pm -

April 1939. "Greene County, Georgia. Signs on tree along highway." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Spot on!The Spot sign in living color. John 9:35Jesus asks this question of the man whose blindness he cured. The following two verses are: “He [the formerly blind man] answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.” (The Gallery, Bizarre, M.P. Wolcott)
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)
Like Pulling Teeth: 1942
February 1942. "Dental clinic, Farm Security Administration camp, Weslaco, Texas." Photo by Arthur Rothstein, Office of War ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/31/2017 - 8:03pm -

February 1942. "Dental clinic, Farm Security Administration camp, Weslaco, Texas." Photo by Arthur Rothstein, Office of War Information. View full size. This won't hurt a bit sweetheartBut it made her hair curl. Brave little girl. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Kids, Medicine)
Downtown: 1939
... Medium format nitrate negative by Paul Vanderbilt for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still standing The tall ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/16/2017 - 12:09pm -

Spring 1939. "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Downtown buildings near Walnut and Broad streets, looking east." Medium format nitrate negative by Paul Vanderbilt for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still standingThe tall building with domes in the center of the photo is still standing. It is the Hyatt at Bellevue, formerly the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel at Broad & Walnut Streets. The hotel received negative press when the American Legion held their convention there in 1976. Many were sickened with a pneumonia-like disease and died from what became known as "Legionnaires' Disease". (The Gallery, Philadelphia)
De Colores: 1941
December 1941 or January 1942. "Child of a Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation borrower in front of his house in ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/06/2019 - 11:36am -

December 1941 or January 1942. "Child of a Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation borrower in front of his house in Puerto Rico." 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the FSA. View full size. (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Jack Delano, Kids, Puerto Rico)
Elevator Annex: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Artful That's about as ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/20/2020 - 10:27am -

August 1941. "Great Northern grain elevators. Superior, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. ArtfulThat's about as perfect a photograph as I've ever seen. (The Gallery, Agriculture, John Vachon, Railroads)
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)
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)
Live at Home: 1940
... North Carolina." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Harvest bounty What an ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2019 - 8:30pm -

October 1940. "Home demonstration booth at the Caswell County fair. Yanceyville, North Carolina." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Harvest bountyWhat an amazing array of food products that whets both my appetite and my curiosity. I’m wondering most about the items in the paper plates that look like flattened coffee filters, in the display across the front of the table, plus the plate of fuzzy-looking round things right above the string of chilies on the right, plus the two arrangements of crispy bits on a diagonal (righthand side) toward the butter in the center. Can anyone illuminate for this city boy, please? (The Gallery, Agriculture, Kitchens etc., M.P. Wolcott, Rural America)
Island Palms: 1941
... format Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Landscapes, Travel & ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/11/2008 - 4:07am -

December 1941. "Palm trees along the road, vicinity of Christiansted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands." View full size. Medium format Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Landscapes, Travel & Vacation)
To Grandmother's House We Go
... size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Cars, Trucks, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/26/2007 - 1:57pm -

February 1940. A wintry scene near Chillicothe, Ohio. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Cars, Trucks, Buses, On the Road)
Gas Backward: 1940
... Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A Double for Your Trouble ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/16/2019 - 3:20pm -

September 1940. "Mountaineers trying to pull school superintendent's car out of the creek with a mule. South Fork of the Kentucky River. Breathitt County." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A Double for Your TroubleThe least they could do is give him a bottle of Double Cola. It’s a swell drink! (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Horses, M.P. Wolcott)
Bud's Store: 1941
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Unmistakeably Marion How ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2019 - 2:54pm -

August 1941. "Store on main street of town. Lone Tree, North Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Unmistakeably MarionHow does she do it? This simple scene would seem to offer few opportunities for a photographer to assert his/her unique style, but there's something about the contrast, the shadows, the I-don't-know-what, that allowed me to see at a glance that this is the work of MPW. Perhaps a photographer will explain it to me. Sorry, I've already confessed my crush on Ms. Wolcott; there's nothing I can do to stop it. (The Gallery, Gas Stations, M.P. Wolcott, Small Towns, Stores & Markets)
Magical Minot: 1941
... City." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Our go-to city In the 1950s ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/12/2019 - 1:31pm -

August 1941. "Rail yard and grain elevators. Minot, North Dakota," a.k.a. "The Magic City." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Our go-to cityIn the 1950s when we visited from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, it was like entering New York City of the prairies. They gave us Canadians those BIG silver dollars, as the locals refused them. Still have a couple. (The Gallery, M.P. Wolcott, Railroads)
High Court: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Beautiful in Spring It ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/30/2020 - 2:08pm -

September 1940. "San Juan County Courthouse. Silverton, Colorado." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Beautiful in SpringIt still stands. It was designed by architect James Murdoch and built in 1908. San Juan is a mountainous county and has the smallest population of any in Colorado and this structure must really stand out there. There's some colour photos I've seen of the mountains behind it in the springtime and it is a lovely place. (The Gallery, Frontier Life, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
The Last Roundup: 1938
... Omaha, Nebraska." Medium format negative by John Vachon, Farm Security Administration. View full size. Bridge is Gone! As well as ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2017 - 9:35pm -

November 1938. "Entrance to Union Stockyards. Omaha, Nebraska." Medium format negative by John Vachon, Farm Security Administration. View full size. Bridge is Gone!As well as the stockyards! Only the brick building visible through the bridge remains, restored and repurposed. Gone also is the accompanying claim to the "world's largest manure pile" which was of course disputed by Chicago! Gone also are the railroad yards which held the cattle cars and the reefers for the beef shipped both east and west. Gone also is the large icing facility in Council Bluffs which provided ice for both the meat reefers and the PFE trains from the west coast. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, John Vachon, Omaha)
Polarine: 1940
... . Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Foreshadowing? A few years ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/19/2020 - 8:50am -

July 1940. "Gas station in Millburg, Michigan." The establishment last seen here. Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Foreshadowing?A few years after he took these photos at this Standard Oil station, John Vachon went to work for them as a staff photographer. That's according to Wikipedia, and we know Wikipedia is always right. What I didn't find, however, was whether or not the young man on the right enjoyed the rest of his summer any more than he was enjoying this July day. I sure hope so. (The Gallery, Gas Stations, John Vachon, Kids)
Mrs. Aks: 1938
... possibly Marysville. 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Mrs. Acks I look at the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/19/2009 - 1:25pm -

Summer 1938. Uncaptioned. Somewhere in Ohio, possibly Marysville. 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Mrs. AcksI look at the determined profile of this woman and try to imagine her in modern clothing, a dark suit. The floral dress ages her. Old people dressed like old people back then. I wonder how old she was when this was taken. I think of my own mother, in her 70s, wearing jeans. And how she doesn't seem 72 like my grandmother did. (The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Small Towns)
Blinds, Frames: 1940
... door mill." 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. It's a Vachon-a-rama here at Shorpy, thanks to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/01/2010 - 8:17pm -

April 1940. "Dubuque, Iowa. Sash and door mill." 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. It's a Vachon-a-rama here at Shorpy, thanks to high-resolution versions of this photographer's 35mm work being recently made available online by the Library of Congress. View full size. A good smokeI'm old enough to recall the billowing smokestack being a symbol of prosperity. Farley & LoetscherThis is the Farley & Loetscher Manufacturing Company at 750 White Street. The building is still standing, but the original parapet has been covered over, along with the tops of the upper row of windows, and the painted wording on the upper edifice has been sandblasted off leaving a row or lighter colored bricks encircling the structure. A recent photo of the building is below. Farley & Loetscher was originally founded by Christian Loetscher in 1875. By 1879 Jesse Farley had joined the firm, and he had invested $85,000 for the firm's new building. The company grew to such an extent that it eventually had it's own electrical plant and telephone system. The wood, shavings, and sawdust leftover from the manufacturing processes was gathered up, shredded, and then fed into a furnace to heat the various plants. Their buildings, except for a few warehouses, were all interconnected by a series of bridges over the city roads. Employment eventually peaked at 1,250, but increasing wages and lower demand for millwork eventually caused the firm to be purchased in 1960 by Clear Fir Sales Company. The firm ended production in April 1962. An advertisement form the 1939 Dubuque city directory below shows the wide array of products available from the firm. The Encyclopedia Dubuque states that the firm made the millwork for the Navy torpedo boat Ericsson and Revenue Cutter Windom, the interior of the Willard Hotel in Washington, and the outer doors of the main chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, in addition to many other structures. (The Gallery, John Vachon)
Patio Living: 1939
... camp. Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Shades of Tevye The look on ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/04/2018 - 8:49pm -

July 1939. "Tent home of family living in community camp. Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Shades of TevyeThe look on Mom's face seems to indicate saying something like "OK, Lord, we're trying for poorer, any chance we could try for richer sometime soon?" It's neat to see the neat dress on Mom and the hard work the family did to get a home that would keep the rain out. Built on an old trailer, use old tarps and whatever to form walls. Well done. (The Gallery, Camping, Great Depression, Kids, OKC, Russell Lee)
The Driven Snow: 1941
... Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. When Better Cars Are Built ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/07/2018 - 12:47pm -

September 1941. "Car covered with snow after early fall blizzard on ranch in mountains near Aspen, Colorado." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. When Better Cars Are BuiltWith so much snow cover enough details are still visible to tell that this is a 1941 Buick. The model is probably a Special which was built on both a 118 and a 121 inch wheelbase this year, but it could also be a Super as it also was built on the 121 inch wheelbase. The larger Century, Roadmaster and Limited had longer wheelbases and more space between the end of the front fender and the door so it cannot be one of those models. Buick had its best year to date with 316,251 cars produced during calendar year 1941 and model year production of 377,428 automobiles. DroptopA thin chrome rounded window frame means that this Buick is a convertible. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, M.P. Wolcott)
Jasper County: 1940
... full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Horses, John Vachon) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2009 - 4:38pm -

May 1940. Corn planting in Jasper County, Iowa. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Horses, John Vachon)
Earth Mother: 1940
... Carolina." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Much has changed I live in ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/30/2019 - 1:27pm -

June 1940. "This woman and her daughter are helping their neighbors plant their tobacco field. The bonnet is homemade. On U.S. 15, about five miles northeast of Durham, North Carolina." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Much has changedI live in Durham, and regularly drive this stretch of Route 15 (which is also Route 85). Today there's not much tobacco being grown, but lots of pine trees and lots of single-family homes. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Jack Delano, Rural America)
Swing Your Pardner: 1940
... McIntosh County, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. I give “Play Party” ? ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/27/2018 - 9:20pm -

February 1940. "Swing game at 'play party' in McIntosh County, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. I give“Play Party” ? Over the last week or so this comes up with the pictures of older teenagers and young adults. I have never heard this term in this context. Please explain. [See comments under some of the other photos. - Dave] Howdy, Pardnerjust to explain for "ignorant" foreigners (like me): pardner /ˈpɑːdnə/ noun: pardner; plural noun: pardners non-standard spelling of partner, used to represent dialect speech. "I'm here with my pardner, Tex" (The Gallery, Rural America, Russell Lee)
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