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Beaver Falls: 1941

January 1941. "Main street in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, on a Saturday afternoon." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

January 1941. "Main street in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, on a Saturday afternoon." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Big Dam Truck: 1941

December 1941. Shasta County, California. "Dump truck which carries materials for use in construction of Shasta Dam. This truck uses butane instead of gasoline because of the extra power butane gives." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

December 1941. Shasta County, California. "Dump truck which carries materials for use in construction of Shasta Dam. This truck uses butane instead of gasoline because of the extra power butane gives." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

 

Steeling Home: 1941

January 1941. "Busload of steelworkers going home. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

January 1941. "Busload of steelworkers going home. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Howard Stove Works: 1941

January 1941. "Inside the abandoned Howard Stove Works, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

January 1941. "Inside the abandoned Howard Stove Works, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania." Medium format negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Media Room: 1941

November 1941. "Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wagoner Wagner, who farm on the Black Canyon Project. Canyon County, Idaho." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.

November 1941. "Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wagoner Wagner, who farm on the Black Canyon Project. Canyon County, Idaho." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Man of Tin: 1941

January 1941. "Punch press at the Washington Tinplate Works. Washington, Pennsylvania." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

January 1941. "Punch press at the Washington Tinplate Works. Washington, Pennsylvania." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Kentucky Akimbo: 1940

May 1940. "Street in Louisville, Kentucky." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

May 1940. "Street in Louisville, Kentucky." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Marching in Memphis: 1940

May 1940. "Cotton carnival. Memphis, Tennessee." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

May 1940. "Cotton carnival. Memphis, Tennessee." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Clerk Work: 1958

October 1958. "High school student Bill Kolb of White Plains, New York, teenage driver who works part-time as clerk in neighborhood market." 35mm acetate negative by Charlotte Brooks for the Look magazine assignment "Teenage Driving." View full size.

October 1958. "High school student Bill Kolb of White Plains, New York, teenage driver who works part-time as clerk in neighborhood market." 35mm acetate negative by Charlotte Brooks for the Look magazine assignment "Teenage Driving." View full size.

 

Police Woman: 1955

May 1955. "Los Angeles Policewoman of the Year Fransis Sumner questioning suspected drug user. Photographs show Officer Sumner working and training; questioning people; with children and infants; at jail with women prisoners; at firing range with other policewomen; in hand-to-hand combat class; in judo class; on obstacle course. Also photographs of Sumner receiving award; with husband at restaurant; at home knitting and cooking." 35mm negative by Earl Theisen from the Look magazine assignment "Police Woman." View full size.

May 1955. "Los Angeles Policewoman of the Year Fransis Sumner questioning suspected drug user. Photographs show Officer Sumner working and training; questioning people; with children and infants; at jail with women prisoners; at firing range with other policewomen; in hand-to-hand combat class; in judo class; on obstacle course. Also photographs of Sumner receiving award; with husband at restaurant; at home knitting and cooking." 35mm negative by Earl Theisen from the Look magazine assignment "Police Woman." View full size.

Solomon R. Guggenhat: 1960

January 1960. "Fashion model in front of Guggenheim Museum, New York, wearing hat that resembles the museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright." Acetate negative by Tony Vaccaro for the Look magazine assignment "For Women Only: Architectural Hats." View full size.

January 1960. "Fashion model in front of Guggenheim Museum, New York, wearing hat that resembles the museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright." Acetate negative by Tony Vaccaro for the Look magazine assignment "For Women Only: Architectural Hats." View full size.

East Side Story: 1959

November 4, 1959. "People and cars, Essex Street and Henry Street, Lower East Side, New York City." 35mm acetate negative by Marion Trikosko for the U.S. News & World Report assignment "Puerto Rican Story N.Y.C." USN&WR Collection, Library of Congress. View full size.

November 4, 1959. "People and cars, Essex Street and Henry Street, Lower East Side, New York City." 35mm acetate negative by Marion Trikosko for the U.S. News & World Report assignment "Puerto Rican Story N.Y.C." USN&WR Collection, Library of Congress. View full size.

 

Detroit Creamery: 1915

Detroit circa 1915. "Detroit Creamery Co." At right, the Hotel Tuller; at left, a dealer in Studebaker wagons. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit circa 1915. "Detroit Creamery Co." At right, the Hotel Tuller; at left, a dealer in Studebaker wagons. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Take a Letter: 1911

May 22, 1911. "Buhl Stamping Co., Detroit, Mich. Office from inside." Last seen here, from across the counter. Office-Boy, finally off the phone, is now on the filing cabinet, while Miss Shorthand has changed desks to take some dictation. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

May 22, 1911. "Buhl Stamping Co., Detroit, Mich. Office from inside." Last seen here, from across the counter. Office-Boy, finally off the phone, is now on the filing cabinet, while Miss Shorthand has changed desks to take some dictation. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

 

Cracker Barrel: 1939

July 1939. Gordonton, N.C. "Country store on dirt road. Sunday afternoon. Note kerosene pump on the right and the gasoline pump on the left. Rough, unfinished timber posts have been used as supports for porch roof. Negro men sitting on the porch. Brother of store owner stands in doorway." 4x5 nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Admin. View full size.

July 1939. Gordonton, N.C. "Country store on dirt road. Sunday afternoon. Note kerosene pump on the right and the gasoline pump on the left. Rough, unfinished timber posts have been used as supports for porch roof. Negro men sitting on the porch. Brother of store owner stands in doorway." 4x5 nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Admin. View full size.

 
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