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Meet the McRaiths: 1942

February 1942. "Meeker County, Minnesota. Mike McRaith and family. He farms eighty acres." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

February 1942. "Meeker County, Minnesota. Mike McRaith and family. He farms eighty acres." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Air Castle: 1942

February 1942. "Bates County relocation project, Missouri. Abandoned roadhouse." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

February 1942. "Bates County relocation project, Missouri. Abandoned roadhouse." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Raised on Radio: 1942

February 1942. "Burlington, Iowa. Sunnyside unit, Farm Security Administration trailer camp. In a trailer for workers at the Burlington ordnance plant." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

February 1942. "Burlington, Iowa. Sunnyside unit, Farm Security Administration trailer camp. In a trailer for workers at the Burlington ordnance plant." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

ChalMoCo: 1915

Detroit circa 1915. "Chalmers Motor Company plant, Jefferson Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit circa 1915. "Chalmers Motor Company plant, Jefferson Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Mildred Lodge: 1915

Circa 1915. "Mildred Lodge -- Ormond, Fla." Rooms $2.50 and up. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Circa 1915. "Mildred Lodge -- Ormond, Fla." Rooms $2.50 and up. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Miracle in Moscow: 1959

March 1959. "Home economist Anne Anderson demonstrating the RCA-Whirlpool 'Miracle Kitchen of the Future,' a display at the American National Exhibition in Moscow." Kodachrome by Bob Lerner for the Look magazine article "What the Russians Will See." View full size.

March 1959. "Home economist Anne Anderson demonstrating the RCA-Whirlpool 'Miracle Kitchen of the Future,' a display at the American National Exhibition in Moscow." Kodachrome by Bob Lerner for the Look magazine article "What the Russians Will See." View full size.

 

On My Radar: 1952

September 1952. "Man in an airport control tower looking at radar screen. Also other equipment used by air traffic controllers." Acetate negative from the Look magazine assignment "International Airport." View full size.

September 1952. "Man in an airport control tower looking at radar screen. Also other equipment used by air traffic controllers." Acetate negative from the Look magazine assignment "International Airport." View full size.

 

Ski Patrol: 1940

March 1940. "Skiers on top of Cannon Mountain. Franconia Notch, New Hampshire." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

March 1940. "Skiers on top of Cannon Mountain. Franconia Notch, New Hampshire." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

South Royalton: 1941

September 1941. "Small-town scenes in Vermont. Storefronts along the main street in South Royalton." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

September 1941. "Small-town scenes in Vermont. Storefronts along the main street in South Royalton." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

 

Aberdeen: 1940

November 1940. "Residential section of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This is one of the few Dakota towns with plenty of trees. They were brought here when the town was first settled by Easterners." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

November 1940. "Residential section of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This is one of the few Dakota towns with plenty of trees. They were brought here when the town was first settled by Easterners." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

Freedom Factory: 1941

January 1941. "Freedom oil refinery. Freedom, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

January 1941. "Freedom oil refinery. Freedom, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Avenue W: 1910

Detroit, 1910. "Woodward Avenue." A prequel to the bustling scene depicted here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit, 1910. "Woodward Avenue." A prequel to the bustling scene depicted here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Chronic Pianos: 1908

Detroit circa 1908. "Woodward Avenue and Central Methodist Episcopal Church." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit circa 1908. "Woodward Avenue and Central Methodist Episcopal Church." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Circle in the Sand: 1901

1901. "Isle of Palms near Charleston, South Carolina." Panorama made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. Photo by William Henry Jackson. View full size.

1901. "Isle of Palms near Charleston, South Carolina." Panorama made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. Photo by William Henry Jackson. View full size.

 

Y.W.C.A.: 1910

Detroit circa 1910. "Y.W.C.A., Washington Boulevard and Clifford Street." The building last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit circa 1910. "Y.W.C.A., Washington Boulevard and Clifford Street." The building last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 
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