July 1940. Benton Harbor, Michigan. "Mechanic at the House of David, a religious community established in 1903 on the southeast bank of Lake Michigan. Male members are easily distinguished by their long hair and beards." Photo by John Vachon. View full size.

July 1940. Berrien County, Michigan. "Migrant agricultural workers -- 'fruit tramps' harvesting cherries and strawberries. Miserable housing in company shacks, cabins, tents, trucks, abandoned farm buildings, small children in fields with parents. Migrant mother from Arkansas taking a picture of the family before moving on to new work location." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1940. St. Mary's County, Maryland. An uncaptioned photo by John Vachon showing Louise Dyson (last seen here with her husband) and unidentified guest playing Mr. Dyson's ancient accordion. Laissez le bon temps rouler! View full size.

July 1940. Door County, Wisconsin. "Wife of Farm Security Administration rehabilitation borrower in her kitchen." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

October 1940. "Grand Forks, North Dakota." A scene last glimpsed here in 35mm. Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

July 1940. Door County, Wisconsin. "Farm Security Administration rehabilitation borrower and family. The wife made the drapes, the chair covers, and papered the wall herself." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

October 1940. "Cooperative cold storage lockers in Casselton, North Dakota, where farmers bring their own butchered pigs. Next year butchering will be done here. This co-op received a $4,500 loan from the Farm Security Administration." Photo by John Vachon. View full size.

July 1940. Berrien County, Michigan. "Cherry-picking season. Family of migratory fruit workers from Texas." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

September 1940. "St. Mary's County, Maryland. Negro Farm Security Administration clients and their homes -- Mr. and Mrs. Dyson [John and Louise], aged rehabilitation borrowers. Mr. Dyson was born into slavery over eighty years ago." Photo by John Vachon. View full size.

July 1940. "Brick house on main street of Benton Harbor, Michigan." Our focus here is next door, on the Kewpee Hotel restaurant, purveyor of "Kewpee Hamburgs" (a regional chain last glimpsed here). Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

October 1937. "Main street in Michigan, North Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

April 1940. "Des Moines, Iowa" is all it says here. Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

New York City. 1958. "People gathered at lunch counter." 35mm negative by street photographer Angelo Rizzuto (1906-1967), a.k.a. Anthony Angel. View full size.

April 1940. "Victorian house. Dubuque, Iowa." The old A.A. Cooper mansion, "Greystone," demolished in 1956. Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

Honolulu circa 1909. "Scotch-Hawaiian boy." Gelatin silver print by Caroline Haskins Gurrey (1875-1927), known for her portraits of mixed-race Hawaiian youths. View full size.