May 1942. "Central City, an old mining town in the mountainous region of Central Colorado." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

        Happy Valentine's Day from Shorpy, who made his very first post 15 years ago today, back in 2007.

John Vachon shot eight exposures of this fellow in Grand Island, Nebraska, in May 1942, and none of them has a caption, so you'll just have to use your imagination. View full size.

May 1942. "Central City, an old mining town. Mountainous region of Central Colorado, west of Denver." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

April 1942. "Missoula, Montana. Entering the town. Tourist apartments." More specifically, the "Strictly Modern" Beauty Ress Court. And gas station. With your choice of Coke, Pepsi or Calso. Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

April 1942. "Missoula, Montana. Tourist apartments." The "Strictly Modern" Beauty Ress Court. Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

April 1942. "Grocery store in copper mining center of Butte, Montana." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

May 1942. "Lancaster County, Nebraska. Mrs. Lynn May, FSA borrower, cleaning a chicken." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1941. "Living room of farm family, members of Boundary Farms FSA project." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Idaho wheat country -- extensive rolling fields. Lewiston Hill, north of Lewiston." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

March 1943. "Santa Fe R.R. trip. Packing oranges at a co-op packing plant, Redlands, Calif." Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

September 1941. "Farmer and son, members of the Boundary Farms FSA project. Boundary County, Idaho." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Logging train. Spalding Junction, Nez Perce County, Idaho." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1941. Yakima, Washington. "Work Projects Administration instructor demonstrates proper method of wrapping apple at apple packing school at FSA migratory labor camp." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1941. "In the living room of farm family, members of Boundary Farms FSA project. Boundary County, Idaho." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1941. "Washington wheat country. Farm machinery for sale and repair shop in Colfax, Washington." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.