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May 1940. "Outside of the tobacco warehouses in Durham, North Carolina." 35mm nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Saturday, May 25, 1940. "Interior of general store at Stem, Granville County, North Carolina, with high school boys dressed up because it's Election Day." Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
"INSTRUCTIONS: Grasping firmly, insert Segment 49E into 49F ... "
December 1941. Shasta County, California. "Segments of penstock pipe which will be used to conduct water from the reservoir formed by Shasta Dam to the hydroelectric turbines." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
January 1942. "Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Candling eggs in an egg packing plant." In contrast to the Grade AA Specials seen previously, what we have here are cartons marked "Large Grade B Dirties." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
December 1941. "Bending reinforcing steel which will be used in construction of Shasta Dam. Shasta County, California." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
January 1942. "Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Packing eggs into cartons." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
January 1942. "Sonoma County, California. Eggs." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
January 1942. "Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Crates for eggs. Petaluma, which is the center of the intensive egg producing area, calls itself the world's egg basket." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
December 1941. "Workman at Shasta Dam plays poker. Shasta County, California." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
January 1942. "Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. In the chicken pharmacy. Poultry raising exclusively for egg production on a scientific basis." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Washington, D.C., circa 1901. "View of G Street N.W., south side, between 12th & 13th, looking southwest." Where the businesses and merchants vying for our trade include Diggs & Co., dealer in Impervious Front Brick; Madame D. Dion de Paris, dyer, curler and renovator of plumes d'autruche, as well as a doer-up of lace curtains; and the Electric Parlors of Dr. Nevin B. Shade, purveyor of Eclectic Remedies ("Mostly, 25¢"). And yes, we have bananas, in addition to real estate and Fine Tailoring. 5x7 glass negative, D.C. Street Survey Collection. View full size.
Washington, D.C., circa 1901. "View of S.W. Block 386, probably D Street side of Baltimore & Potomac Railroad freight station at Maryland & D, 9th & 10th Streets, showing man loading freight into delivery wagon." 5x7 glass negative, D.C. Street Survey Collection. View full size.
The Penfield Box Co. at 21 Gold Street.
Circa 1893-1899. "Doorways to two businesses, New York City." Tuesday at the Terrace Garden: the French Students' bal masque. Glass negative by Robert L. Bracklow. View full size.
November 1940. "Houses, late afternoon. Mystic, Connecticut." The moldy manse last seen here. Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
November 1940. "Mr. George Howe lives in the cellar of what was formerly his house. The top part was completely destroyed in the hurricane. He runs a small farm near Canterbury, Connecticut." Photo by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.