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Ready to Rock: 1937
... View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn, Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Rural America) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/10/2007 - 3:27am -

1937. Cabinetmaker's workshop in Skyline Farms, Alabama. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn, Farm Security Administration.
(The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Rural America)

Williams County IV: 1937
... North Dakota. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Education, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 9:36pm -

November 1937. Pupil in rural school. Williams County, North Dakota. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(The Gallery, Education, Schools, Kids, Russell Lee)

Canefield Nine: 1936
... mills." Medium format negative by Carl Mydans for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. It took a minute but I got ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/07/2016 - 11:21am -

June 1936. "Derrick, characteristic sight in Louisiana cane field. Used to transfer cane from wagons to trucks for transportation to sugar mills." Medium format negative by Carl Mydans for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
It took a minute but I got it.
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Carl Mydans)

The Fat Stock Show: 1940
... Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still going - no fat This ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/27/2018 - 8:55am -

March 1940. "Girls at Junior Chamber of Commerce dance during the San Angelo Fat Stock Show. San Angelo, Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Still going - no fatThis show evolved into the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. Next chance to attend is Feb. 1-17, 2019.
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Russell Lee)

Slum Kids-II (Colorized)
... his sister. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size (Colorized Photos) ... 
 
Posted by Kenny - 11/30/2011 - 1:15pm -

Slum Kids-II (Colorized) from Shorpy's files.
April 1940. Dubuque, Iowa. "Children who live in the slums." Our second look at this towheaded twosome, a sort of proto-Opie and his sister. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size
(Colorized Photos)

Self-Propelled: 1940
... Oklahoma City, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Hard work all the way These ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/20/2018 - 11:43am -

February 1940. "Railway workmen with handcar. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Hard work all the wayThese two Frisco Railway employees work hard all day long. Getting to and from work on a hand car was part of the labor, as there is no clutch on this machine. If you stop pumping the handles, it slows down. These guys are carrying tools to correct small track defects - a jack, maul, shovels, spike puller under the rear of the deck, a lining bar under the front. There must be a track bolt wrench on the other side of the deck next to the track gauge. SAFETY FIRST, BOYS, mind the loose tools under your feet while you pump your way along the track!  
(The Gallery, OKC, Railroads, Russell Lee)

Take Five: 1940
... periods. Eufaula, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The song wasn't written ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/19/2018 - 11:14am -

February 1940. "Basketball players resting between periods. Eufaula, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
The song wasn't written yet"Who wears short shorts?" didn't become popular until 1957 but this could inspire such a tune.
(The Gallery, Russell Lee, Sports)

Co-op Regular: 1938
... Greenbelt, Maryland." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Shorpy Vehicle Identification ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/08/2018 - 3:12pm -

September 1938. "Cooperative gas station at Greenbelt, Maryland." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Shorpy Vehicle Identification Imperative1936 Pontiac Six touring sedan (trunk bump).
(The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Gas Stations, M.P. Wolcott)

Condemned: 1941
... project." Acetate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Moving to 247 W. 64th St. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/25/2018 - 1:20pm -

December 1941. New York. "Workmen wrecking condemned buildings in the demolition of a slum area to make room for a housing project." Acetate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Moving to 247 W. 64th St.But that didn't work out either apparently.

(The Gallery, Edwin Rosskam, NYC)

Williams County I: 1937
... North Dakota. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Education, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 9:40pm -

November 1937. Pupil in rural school. Williams County, North Dakota. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(The Gallery, Education, Schools, Kids, Russell Lee)

Tiny Courthouse: 1937
... Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Evidently, the place to go ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/05/2018 - 9:26am -

November 1937. "Old justice court and U.S. Commissioners court in Dagmar. Sheridan County, Montana." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Evidently, the place to gofor small claims.
(The Gallery, Frontier Life, Russell Lee)

Box Lunch: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Italian vegetables Which ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/24/2018 - 10:53am -

January 1941. Andover, Massachusetts. "One of the sons of Anthony Forgetta, Italian vegetable farmer, feeding the horse after coming home from school. Mr. Forgetta and a daughter work at the mills nearby." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Italian vegetablesWhich ones did they grow in Andover?
[Zucchini, broccoli, radicchio and pinocchio. - Dave]
(The Gallery, Horses, Jack Delano)

Lightheaded Bros: 1940
... in Du Bois." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Possible ID I took a quick ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/04/2019 - 10:29pm -

September 1940. "Sons of Mr. Britton, coal miner-farmer near Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, and member of Tri-County Farmers Co-op in Du Bois." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Possible IDI took a quick look at census and veterans data to leave a trail in case friends or family do a search.  Albert E Britton (1917-2003) and Robert Joseph Britton (1920-2002) fit the bill.  Both served in the Army in WWII.
(The Gallery, Jack Delano, Mining)

Bank Shot: 1940
... full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Sports) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/28/2007 - 12:31pm -

May 1940. A friendly game in a Scranton, Iowa, poolroom. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
(The Gallery, John Vachon, Sports)

The Sweet By and By: 1938
... Delaware." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Raising the Pressure This ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/08/2018 - 11:12am -

July 1938. "Gashouse and graveyard. Dover, Delaware." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Raising the PressureThis photo is the first that I've seen that shows how (concrete?) blocks have been added to the perimeter of the top course in order to raise the gas pressure. These gasometers, or gas holders, acted like an inverted tin can in a bowl of water. More weight on top would cause an increase of pressure of the gas inside. As the gas was consumed, the inverted "can" would ride the guide rails and slowly descend.
(The Gallery, John Vachon)

Dear Sis: 1940
... possession." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. 1940 Macbook Air Well, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/20/2018 - 7:15pm -

February 1940. Creek County, Oklahoma. "Wife of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, writing on typewriter. Through union activities this family has developed a desire for higher education. This typewriter is to them a symbol of that education and as such is the most prized family possession." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
1940 Macbook AirWell, Macbook Rail, probably. 
(The Gallery, Russell Lee)

Hayride: 1939
... to feeding lot." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Grass Backward Looks like they're ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/07/2018 - 11:53am -

November 1939. "At large dairy in Tom Green County, Texas, feed is delivered to a barn, immediately chopped up and blown into a truck for transportation to feeding lot." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Grass BackwardLooks like they're feeding a combination of Johnson and Sudan. These days that'd be delivered in 5x5 round bales instead of this loose mess.
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Russell Lee)

Russell Gulch: 1941
... Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Frontier Life, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/21/2019 - 7:16pm -

September 1941. "Russell Gulch, ghost mining town near Central City, Colorado." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(The Gallery, Frontier Life, M.P. Wolcott, Mining, Small Towns)

Dut's Kids: 1940
... format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Horses, Kids, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/06/2019 - 1:38pm -

November 1940. "Two of Dutton ('Dut') Calleb's sons watering the mule. Southern Appalachian Project near Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(The Gallery, Horses, Kids, M.P. Wolcott, Rural America)

La. Ladies: 1940
... acetate format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Kids, M.P. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/13/2019 - 1:34pm -

June 1940. "Buying dress goods in project cooperative store. Transylvania Resettlement Project, Louisiana." Medium acetate format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(The Gallery, Kids, M.P. Wolcott, Stores & Markets)

Sick Kicks: 1940
... at Belcross, North Carolina." Photo by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Time Traveler? This photo ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/31/2018 - 7:09pm -

July 1940. "Florida agricultural migrant with a group who had their own tent which they pitched outside the grading station at Belcross, North Carolina." Photo by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Time Traveler?This photo reminds of the historic photos that some people claim to show people using cell phones.
However, I looked it up and classic Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers date all the way back to the early 1920s. I imagine walking around in "basketball shoes" at this time was a rather daring and eye catching fashion choice though.
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Jack Delano)

Harvest Home: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Good for what ails you I ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/31/2018 - 1:59pm -

July 1940. "In the new home of a group of migrants just arrived at Onley, Virginia. Barracks, surrounded by barbed wire fence, house Negro agricultural workers from Florida who have come to work the Eastern Shore strawberry, onion and cabbage fields in picking, grading and canning." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Good for what ails youI guess someone had thyroid trouble.
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Jack Delano)

All Star Minstrels: 1938
... the last century. Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Almost! But not a Butt ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/13/2018 - 6:32pm -

May 1938. Sikeston, Missouri. "Erecting tent for Lasses White show." Lasses being Lee "Molasses" White (1888-1949), minstrel-show impresario as well as star of radio, stage and screen in the first half of the last century. Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Almost!But not a Butt Crack in sight.
(The Gallery, Russell Lee)

Williams County III: 1937
... North Dakota. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Education, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 9:36pm -

November 1937. Pupil in rural school. Williams County, North Dakota. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(The Gallery, Education, Schools, Kids, Russell Lee)

Pinstripe Cowboy: 1940
... Texas. Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Laid back and handsome I ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/27/2018 - 10:36am -

March 1940. "Cowboy resting on hay and rolled-up camp bed in the barn at San Angelo Fat Stock Show." Living the dream in San Angelo, Texas. Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Laid back and handsomeI would nominate this for the coveted "Handsome Rakes" tag. 
Relaxed and handsome. Relaxed? Given today's world, it is a word losing its meaning.
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Russell Lee)

Route Forty-Nine: 1939
... Mississippi Delta." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. George Thorogood Well I'm ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/19/2018 - 12:16am -

November 1939. "Truck with bales of cotton from Hopson Planting Company gin going up highway to warehouse near Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
George ThorogoodWell I'm gonna get up in the mornin, hit the highway 49   
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Cars, Trucks, Buses, M.P. Wolcott, Rural America)

Pittsburgh Poors: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/05/2019 - 1:04pm -

January 1941. "In a slum area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(The Gallery, Jack Delano, Kids, Pittsburgh)

Podcast: 1941
... County, Idaho." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Crate & Basket Cummer ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/17/2018 - 11:31am -

June 1941. "Dressing crates of peas for shipment. Canyon County, Idaho." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Crate & BasketCummer Graham at some point wisely changed its name to Little Rock Crate and Basket.  The company just shut down:  
https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/goodbye-to-little-rock-crate-and-baske...
There are some interesting production pictures showing archaic wooden conveyor belts.
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Russell Lee)

Williams County II: 1937
... North Dakota. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Education, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 9:40pm -

November 1937. Pupil in rural school. Williams County, North Dakota. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
(The Gallery, Education, Schools, Kids, Russell Lee)

Western Onion: 1939
October 1939. "Harvesting onions in field of Farm Security Administration client. Western Slope Farms, Colorado." Photo by Arthur ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/19/2018 - 1:28pm -

October 1939. "Harvesting onions in field of Farm Security Administration client. Western Slope Farms, Colorado." Photo by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
"One Day, Someone will have Shade, Here"I can only imagine the conversation over a lunch sitting in the field, hot as Hell, and deciding to plant a few trees (right there) so in the future, someone will have some shade from the brutal, but beautiful sun.
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Arthur Rothstein, Landscapes)
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