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Night Service: 1940
April 1940. "Gas station at night. Dubuque, Iowa." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
- 10 comments
- 7382 reads
Laramie Yards: 1941
September 1941. "Freight trains in yards. Laramie, Wyoming." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 6 comments
- 5675 reads
"Old 71": 1941
September 1941. Central City, Colorado. "The 'Old 71' engine of the Colorado and Southern Railway, which carried ore and passenger cars from Denver to 'the richest square mile on earth'." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
- 2 comments
- 5276 reads
Central City: 1941
September 1941. "Central City, an old mining town. Mountainous region of Central Colorado, west of Denver." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
- 13 comments
- 8417 reads
Standard Service: 1940
April 1940. "Gas station on a sunny afternoon. Dubuque, Iowa." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
- 11 comments
- 9025 reads
Sic Transit: 1910
New York circa 1910. "Bird's eye view of new Pennsylvania Station." Demolished in 1963. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 9 comments
- 7334 reads
Rust Belt Riviera: 1941
January 1941. "A section of Rochester, Pennsylvania, on the Ohio River. Photographs show Ohio River town in western Pennsylvania -- bridges, houseboats, coal barges, railroad yards. Abandoned stove and glass works. Automobile graveyard. Cemetery and gravedigger. Substandard housing occupied by Negroes." Photo by Jack Delano for the FSA. View full size.
- 9 comments
- 6786 reads
Modern Forest: 1941
January 1941. "Stacks at the Pittsburgh Crucible Steel Company in Midland, Pennsylvania." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 1 comment
- 3216 reads
Shop at Rosenbaums: 1941
August 1941. "Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 8 comments
- 5527 reads
23rd Street Piers: 1910
Circa 1910. "Twenty-Third Street piers, North River, New York, N.Y." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
- 4 comments
- 4915 reads
Kansas Cornucopia: 1941
October 1941. "Stockyards and flour mill. Wichita, Kansas." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Magical Minot: 1941
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.
- 1 comment
- 4233 reads
Clack Elevator: 1941
August 1941. "Grain storage elevators. Havre, Montana." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 4 comments
- 4837 reads
Rolling Stock: 1941
June 1941. "Freight depot in Hartford, Connecticut." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 5 comments
- 4107 reads
Factory Time: 1941
January 1941. "Railroad cars and factory buildings in Lawrence, Massachusetts." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
- 3 comments
- 4745 reads
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