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June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing development. Children in wading pool at play center which is supervised by the city's Department of Parks. There are separate pools for swimming and diving. Charge is nine cents for children, twenty-five cents for adults." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.
July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Co. A young tacker working on one of the barges." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
The Detroit suburbs circa 1912. "Lake Drive -- Grosse Pointe, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
June 1942. "Brooklyn, New York. Red Hook housing development. Diving pool at the play center which is supervised by the city's Department of Parks. There are separate pools for swimming and diving. Charge is nine cents for children, twenty-five cents for adults." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.
July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Construction of ocean-going barges for the U.S. Army. Work goes on twenty-four hours a day." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Construction of ocean-going barges for the U.S. Army on the Tennessee River. A shipfitter and his helper. They are C.R. Willingham (right) and E.L. Sparkman." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
Savannah, Georgia, 1907. "Broughton Street looking west." With a view of the department store founded by Leopold Adler at the corner of Broughton and Bull. View full size.
New Orleans, 1910. "Orpheum Theatre (St. Charles Theatre), St. Charles Street." Matinee Daily at 2:15. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Circa 1910. "Saltpeter Cave, Natural Bridge, Virginia." Charter members of the Edward Gorey Spelunking Club (Junior Division). 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
January 1939. "Houses at city limits. Charleston, West Virginia." Nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
September 1941. "Children playing in Defrees Alley N.E. near the Capitol building. A basement room rents for 9 dollars a month; two rooms upstairs for 16 dollars; one bath and cold water in the hall for entire building." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
September 1941. "Cattlemen's bar and cafe near Union Stockyards. South Omaha, Nebraska." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
September 1941. "Stockmen's and farmers' and truckers' hotel near Union Stockyards. South Omaha, Nebraska." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the FSA. View full size.
April 1942. "Fort Riley, Kansas. G troop of the 10th Cavalry brigade." The African-American regiment of "Buffalo Soldiers" fame. Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.