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Factoryscape: 1942

Dave — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:11:14 +0000

July 1942. "Detroit, Michigan. Looking southwest from the Fisher Building." 4x5 inch acetate negative by Arthur Siegel for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Life in Wartime: 1942

Dave — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:11:24 +0000

July 1942. "Detroit, Michigan. Looking south on Second Avenue from the Fisher Building, with the General Motors Building at the left." One of several exposures (one, two, three) that OWI photographer Arthur Siegel made from the Fisher Building at Second Avenue and West Grand Boulevard. 4x5 inch acetate negative for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Quite Profane: 1912

Dave — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:01:06 +0000

April 1912. Washington, D.C. "View of Red Light District on C Street N.W., near 13th, with Griffin Veatch, who was showing me around. No. 6 Special Messenger Service, 1223 New York Avenue N.W.; he lives at 1643 Kramer Street N.E. Said he commenced the messenger service at 11 yrs. old. Has worked all night a couple of years, and now works until 10 P.M. Is known to Truant Officers. Family has had trouble with him. Says he is 17 but doesn't look it. Quite profane, but (apparently) not very wise about this district though says he goes to these houses occasionally." Photo by Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. View full size.

Southland Shoe: 1911

Dave — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:36:20 +0000

May 1911. "These are the smallest workers I could find at Southland Shoe Factory, Lynchburg, Virginia, and I went all through it. Only a few under fourteen." Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine for the National Child Labor Committee's report to Congress. View full size.

Open House: 1938

Dave — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:08:26 +0000

May 1938. Garrett County, Maryland. "Walter Beitzel's farmhouse." Medium format acetate negative by Sheldon Dick for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Brooklyn Bound: 1905

Dave — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:44:03 +0000

New York City circa 1905. "Manhattan entrance to Brooklyn Bridge." And street railroad terminal. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Highway City: 1939

Dave — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:35:31 +0000

May 1939. "Migrant agricultural workers in California. Garage between Tulare and Fresno along U.S. 99 at Highway City." Nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the FSA. View full size.

Career Track: 1939

Dave — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:13:01 +0000

February 1939. "Migrant agricultural workers in California. Looking east down the railroad track near Calipatria. Single men, itinerants with 'bindles,' waiting for the freight." 4x5 inch nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Migrant Brother: 1939

Dave — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:28 +0000

February 1939. Calipatria, California. "Outside the Farm Security Administration grant office during the pea harvest. During spring of 1938 for the first time, the labor surplus had grown so large that relief grants were necessary even during the peak of harvest. Colored migrants are becoming more numerous this year." Nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange. View full size.

Valley Girls: 1939

Dave — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 04:20:27 +0000

April 1939. "Migrant agricultural workers in California along U.S. Highway 99. Greenfield, Salinas Valley. An Arkansawyers auto camp filled almost completely with migrants from Arkansas. Rent ten dollars a month for one room, iron bed, electricity. Rough board walls with cracks. This community is subject of a study by Regional Office, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Land Utilization Division, Berkeley." 4x5 inch nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

The Cool Kids: 1935

Dave — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:02:39 +0000

August 4, 1935. Montgomery County, Maryland. "Children in swimming pool at Glen Echo amusement park." 4x5 inch acetate negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.

The Testing Room: 1903

Dave — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:09:57 +0000

November 1903. "The testing room, Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Michigan." Men working in the foundry and machine shop that produced automobile engines and merged with Cadillac Motor Co. in 1905. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size.

International Abuela: 1937

Dave — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:08:54 +0000

May 1937. "Crossing the international bridge between Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas." Nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

The Infernoing Tower: 1939

Dave — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:32:00 +0000

September 1939. Klamath Falls, Oregon. "Burner (to dispose of sawdust and waste) and stacks of the Big Lakes Lumber Company, which produces shook for produce boxes." 4x5 inch acetate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Carbonated Cabins: 1939

Dave — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:54:58 +0000

May 1939. "Between Tulare and Fresno on U.S. 99. Auto camps of all kinds are strewn along this highway." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Calling All Cars: 1939

Dave — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:35:57 +0000

May 1939. "U.S. 99 near Tulare, California. Used car lots and auto wrecking establishments add to the litter which fronts this highway." Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

I.O.O.F.: 1937

Dave — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:18:34 +0000

August 1937. "Vacant building in Biwabik, Minnesota. Abandoned iron mining town." Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Firetower: 1937

Dave — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:24:59 +0000

June 1937. "Firetower. Allegan reforestation project of the U.S. Resettlement Administration in southwest Michigan." Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

Municipal Hygiene: 1937

Dave — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:20:33 +0000

July 1937. "Water wagon. New Glarus, Wisconsin." (Rear view here.) Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Equine Infrastructure: 1937

Dave — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:03:44 +0000

July 1937. "Horse watering trough. New Glarus, Wisconsin." Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Street Spritz: 1937

Dave — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:24:51 +0000

July 1937. "Water wagon. New Glarus, Wisconsin." (Front view here.) Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Young Labor: 1910

Dave — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:28:33 +0000

December 1910. Rossville, Georgia. "Two of the young boys working in Richmond Hosiery Mills." Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. View full size.

Blue Blaze: 1936

Dave — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:39:18 +0000

March 1936. "Consumers Utah 'Blue Blaze' company store in coal town. Near Price, Utah." 4x5 inch nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

Priscilla Block: 1938

Dave — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:32:30 +0000

July 1938. "The main street of Dover, Delaware." Where the drugs are Wise and the bicoastal tea is Great. Nitrate negative by John Vachon, Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Sit-Down Comics: 1950

Dave — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:01:17 +0000

St. James, New York, 1950. "St. James Episcopal Church bazaar." Our second look at these pastel parishioners. Medium format color transparency by Toni Frissell. View full size.

Reincarnation: 1956

Dave — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:49:42 +0000

Los Angeles circa 1956. The "secret of ground beef that STAYS JUICY, NEVER CRUMBLES"? Why, it's Carnation Evaporated Milk, returning whence it came. No. 8 in a series of billboard photos from the files of Pacific Outdoor Advertising. View full size.

The Iceman: 1935

Dave — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:24:23 +0000

August 1935. Huntsville, Arkansas. "Farmer who supplements his income by selling ice." 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

Good Humor: 1950

Dave — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:51:40 +0000

St. James, New York, circa 1950. "St. James Church bazaar." Episcopal portal into the Marvel Universe! Medium format color transparency by Toni Frissell. View full size.

City Hall Park: 1911

Dave — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:32:04 +0000

Burlington, Vermont, circa 1911. "City Hall Park." Hotel Vermont in the background; bench-warmers in the foreground. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

The Federal Building: 1910

Dave — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:33:21 +0000

Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1910. "The Federal Building, Public Square," a.k.a. the United States Post Office Custom House and Court House. Known today as the Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.