September 1939. "A rainy evening in New York City. Looking west toward the Hudson River from University Place." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.

September 1939. Ducktown, Tennessee. "Copper miners on strike waiting for scabs to come out of mines." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.

October 1940. "Surrey, Ward County, North Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

October 1940. "U.S. Highway 83, Ward County, North Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

October 1940. "Max, North Dakota. Population 500." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

November 1940. "Velva, North Dakota." Birthplace of CBS newsman Eric Sevareid. Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

June 1941. "The family of Clinton J. Stewart, FSA borrower. White Plains, Greene County, Georgia." Yet another example of Jack Delano's stylized portraiture of Farm Security Administration clients. Avant-gardeners, to coin a phrase. View full size.

November 1940. "Lincoln, Nebraska. State capitol in background." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1940. "Coal company. Benton Harbor, Michigan." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1940. "Brick house on main street of Benton Harbor, Michigan." This composite of two photos taken by John Vachon features "Kewpee Hamburgs" (last seen here) on the left; the previously unseen portion on the right stars a Texaco station and body shop. View full size.

October 1940. "Bringing farmer's butchered pig into co-op cold storage lockers. Casselton, North Dakota." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

July 1940. "Gas station attendant. Millburg, Michigan." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

November 1940. Aberdeen, South Dakota. "Mrs. L.M. Schulstad and children in the kitchen. Mr. Schulstad is salesman for a hardware company." Photo by John Vachon. View full size.

November 1940. Aberdeen, South Dakota. "L.M. Schulstad, traveling salesman for hardware company, at home with his family." Acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

January 10, 1941. "Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis, Parsons Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens, New York. Kitchen, long vista. Eggers & Higgins, architect." 5x7 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.