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Santa Fe Trailways: 1940

June 1940. "Stage in front of the post office at Pie Town, New Mexico. This stage comes through daily except Sunday. It takes in cream for the Pie Town farmers to Magdalena and Socorro and then returns the empty cans." Our second look at the Pie Town stop of the Socorro-Springerville Express. Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

June 1940. "Stage in front of the post office at Pie Town, New Mexico. This stage comes through daily except Sunday. It takes in cream for the Pie Town farmers to Magdalena and Socorro and then returns the empty cans." Our second look at the Pie Town stop of the Socorro-Springerville Express. Medium format negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

 

Pie Town P.O.: 1940

June 1940. "The stage which daily brings in mail, freight, express and passengers to Pie Town, New Mexico." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

June 1940. "The stage which daily brings in mail, freight, express and passengers to Pie Town, New Mexico." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

 

Pie Town Parley: 1940

October 1940. "Farm family after evening meal. Pie Town, New Mexico." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

October 1940. "Farm family after evening meal. Pie Town, New Mexico." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Meet the Loomises: 1939

        Social Distancing 1.0 -- no matter how close you get, these folks are always at least six feet away.
October 1939. "Graveyard, Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, Vermont." You can exhume the hi-res Loomises by clicking here. Acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

        Social Distancing 1.0 -- no matter how close you get, these folks are always at least six feet away.

October 1939. "Graveyard, Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, Vermont." You can exhume the hi-res Loomises by clicking here. Acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

Nice Tie: 1941

June 1941. "Surveyors at work in Martin County, Indiana, where naval ammunition depot is being constructed on 42,000 acre tract. 160 families will be displaced." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

June 1941. "Surveyors at work in Martin County, Indiana, where naval ammunition depot is being constructed on 42,000 acre tract. 160 families will be displaced." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Champagne Campaign: 1915

France circa 1915. "German tethered balloon being raised for observation purposes during the Champagne campaign (observation balloon being maneuvered through a field of haystacks by German soldiers in the Champagne region of France during World War I)." Gelatin silver print from the F.J.M. Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, München. View full size.

France circa 1915. "German tethered balloon being raised for observation purposes during the Champagne campaign (observation balloon being maneuvered through a field of haystacks by German soldiers in the Champagne region of France during World War I)." Gelatin silver print from the F.J.M. Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, München. View full size.

 

Four O'Clock Shadow: 1941

March 1941. "Newport News, Virginia. Shipyard employees getting out at 4 p.m." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

March 1941. "Newport News, Virginia. Shipyard employees getting out at 4 p.m." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

Pittsburgh Panorama: 1941

June 1941. "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

June 1941. "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

High Fidelity: 1941

June 1941. "Tuning in radio in trailer at FSA camp. Erie, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

June 1941. "Tuning in radio in trailer at FSA camp. Erie, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Sunday Driver: 1923

San Francisco, 1923. "Auburn 'Beauty-Six' Model 6-39 touring car at First Unitarian Church." Today's selection from the Shorpy Inventory of Idling Autos. 5x7 glass negative. View full size.

San Francisco, 1923. "Auburn 'Beauty-Six' Model 6-39 touring car at First Unitarian Church." Today's selection from the Shorpy Inventory of Idling Autos. 5x7 glass negative. View full size.

 

Busy Beers: 1940

December 1940. "Radford, Virginia. Crowd at bar of Busy Bee Restaurant." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

December 1940. "Radford, Virginia. Crowd at bar of Busy Bee Restaurant." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Three's Company: 1940

December 1940. "Construction workers at Hercules powder plant in their room in boardinghouse. Radford, Virginia." Acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

December 1940. "Construction workers at Hercules powder plant in their room in boardinghouse. Radford, Virginia." Acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

High Steaks: 1941

June 1941. "Chicago, Illinois. Meat in cold storage. Davidson Meat Company, supplier of hotels, restaurants, etc." Medium format negative by John Vachon. View full size.

June 1941. "Chicago, Illinois. Meat in cold storage. Davidson Meat Company, supplier of hotels, restaurants, etc." Medium format negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

The Pearly Gates: 1941

June 1941. "Entrance to Union Stockyards, Chicago." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

June 1941. "Entrance to Union Stockyards, Chicago." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Street Life: 1941

June 1941. "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

June 1941. "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 
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