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Campesino: A Farm Security Administration borrower who is a member of a sugar growing cooperative, vicinity of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. January 1942.

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Sit Anywhere: Woodsman relaxing after lunch during the spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. May 1943.

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Other Side of the Tracks: Slums at Cinder Point between railroad and Illinois River, Peoria, Illinois. May 1938.

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Reading by Shadows: Washington, D.C. Girls employed by the U.S. government in a room selected for them by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) personnel service. March 1943.

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Waders at an automobile ford in Rock Creek Park. Washington, D.C. June 1942.

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12 O'Clock High: Training high school boys to identify planes at Weequahic High School, Newark, New Jersey July 1942.

Hard Scrabble: Couple digging their sweet potatoes in the fall. Irrigon, Morrow County, Oregon, October 1939.

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Howard on the Air: Broadcast tower at Howard University during commencement exercises. Washington, D.C. June 1942.

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Milk Run: Farmer's Co-op truck full of milk cans driving into town, 1940.

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Keeper of the Flame: Portrait of a teacher at Central High School. Charlotte Court House, Virginia. June 1943.

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Nebraska Iceberg: An Ice cream stand in Lincoln, Nebraska, October 1938.

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Summer Sanctuary: A Movie theatre in Chicago, Illinois, July 1940.

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Now Be A Good Boy: Washington, D.C. Woman standing in line with her son until he leaves on the bus at the Greyhound bus depot. April 1943.

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Corner Jubilee: Liquor store in Omaha, Nebraska, November 1938.

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The Way Down: Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill, Tennessee September-October 1939.

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War Games: Children aiming sticks as guns, lined up against a brick building, Washington, D.C. 1941.

Truck driver Jim Bishop enroute from Atlanta to Montgomery, Alabama on U.S. Highway 29 in Georgia. March 1943.

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Winter Corner: Streeet corner in Brockton, Massachusetts January 1941.

But It's Home: A FSA (Farm Security Administration) housing project for Glenn L. Martin aircraft workers. A worker's family in their trailer home. Middle River, Maryland. Aug 1943

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I, Too, Am America: Portrait of Mrs. Ella Watson, Government charwoman. Washington, D.C. August 1942.

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School Social: Students on steps of building between classes. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Orange County. September 1939.

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Downtown Business: Shoppers in Los Angeles, California. April 1942.

Pulp Peddler: A Magazine stand in Yreka, California, June 26, 1942.

Tarde en un Pueblo: Street of a Mexican village up in the hills. Cordova, New Mexico, December 1935.

Two of the four mighty engines of a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers warm up at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant, 1942.

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The Magic Hour: Snowy night in the Center of town in Woodstock, Vermont, 1940.

Good Humor: The Good Humor man comes to a trailer camp on Saturday afternoon. These children are sons of torpedo plant workers in Alexandria, Virginia, March 1941.

The Watchers: Looking out over the field from the south concourse. Municipal airport, Washington, D.C. July 1941

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The Still Valley: View of Widtsoe area from general store. The farmlands purchase lie on the floor of the valley. Utah, 1936.

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A Glimpse of Thanksgiving: At the Crouch family Thanksgiving Day dinner. Ledyard, Connecticut, November 1940.

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Church near Junction City, Kansas

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Yuletide Derby: The main street of Derby, Connecticut, decorated for the Christmas season, December 1940.

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One for All: Waiting for a street car in Chicago, Illinois, 1940.

Fire & Ice: A long stairway in the mill district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January, 1940.

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Far Bright Star: Son of an illiterate sharecropper. He wants a high school education. Near Earle, Arkansas. July 1936.

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Just the Beginning: Reading war news aboard streetcar. San Francisco, California, December 1941.

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Rainy Day Chaperone: Coming home from school on a rainy day in Norwich, Connecticut, November 1940.

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Between Bites: Construction workers eating lunch on the Shasta Dam. Shasta County, California, November 1940.

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Rope corral at the Quarter Circle U roundup, Big Horn County, Montana June 1939.

Corner Lunch: Townspeople discussing the severe winter on the street corner in center of town in Woodstock, Vermont, 1940.

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Well-equipped laundry in the community building at a FSA (Farm Security Administration) housing relief camp for African-Americans. Arlington, Virginia. April 1942.

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Punch Line: People boarding a Greyhound bus at a small town between Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio, September 1943.

Afternoon Serenade: Arlington, Virginia. A girl in her room playing a phonograph at Arlington Farms, a residence for women who work in the government for the duration of the war. June 1943.

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Street View, Peoria: Sign across main street, Peoria, Illinois. May 1938

When the World Slows: Late evening on the lower East Side, New York, New York. May 1943.

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And Now, the News: Mr. Babcock, an American war worker, tuning in for war news on his radio. Rochester, New York, 1943.

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Do Not Disturb: A bridge game does not disturb this sleeper at a boarding house. Washington, D.C. January 1943.

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First Black family moving into the Sojourner Truth neighborhood, Detroit, Michigan, 1942.

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Bingham Mine. A section of trestle of the Carr Fork bridge at the Bingham Canyon workings of Utah Copper Company, 1942.

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Girls Night Out: Young Women at a Hot Shoppe restaurant in Washington, D.C. December 1941.

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A Westport commuter on a train to New York City. October 1941.

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Among the Brave: National cemetery in Cairo, Illinois May 1943.

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Fledglings: Civilian training school, students and instructors, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas, 1942.

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To Market: Freight car loaded with sacks of flour, Pillsbury mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 1939.

Pomp & Circumstance: Outdoor graduation exercises for 123 high school students in Keysville, Virginia. June 1943.

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Man in the Shadows: Interior of railroad station in Hagerstown, Maryland. October 1937.

The Shade Tree: Sunday cyclists at Hains Point, Washington, D.C., 1942.

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Workers completing assembly and fitting operations on the interior of a fuselage section, 1942.

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Over the Shoulder: A woman watches the Queen of the Cherry Blossom Festival being crowned. Washington, D.C., May 1941.

Best Beer in Town: A cross roads store, bar, juke joint, and gas station in the cotton plantation area, Melrose, Louisiana, June 1940.

Deception: A shopper examines food labels to determine the best fit for her household's nutrition plan. February 1942. This photo was taken as part of a series to inform the public on tips for the conservation of resources during wartime. Original caption

Weather Man: In the teletype room, where weather data and other information is constantly being received. Municipal airport, Washington, D.C. July 1941.

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Sweet Sue: At the Sea Grill, Sue, a waitress serves beer to the many nightly patrons. Washington, D.C. April 1943.

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Tree for Two: Sunday cyclist at Haines Point, Washington, D.C. June 1942.

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Twilight Rambler: The repair tracks of the Chicago and North Western Railroad. Chicago, Illinois, December 1942.

The Things They Carried: In the new home of a group of Florida migrant workers just arrived in Onley, Virginia, July 1940.

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Cool in Summer: Keeping the airliner air-conditioned while it is on the ground. Municipal airport, Washington, D.C., July 1941.

Launching Party: General view of the participants on the platform before a launching ceremony. Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. May 1943.

Rockwell Canvas: The waiting room at the Greyhound bus terminal. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 1943.

Beehive: In the ticket reservations department of one of the airliners. Washington, D.C. municipal airport, July 1941

The Golden Hour: Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Fall 1939.

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Park Pastoral: Amusement park in Southington, Connecticut. May 1942.

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Hurry Up and Wait: Servicemen waiting for trains at Pennsylvania railroad station, New York, New York. August 1942.

Panorama: In the main waiting room at the municipal airport in Washington, D.C., July 1941

Hard Times: Young family just arrived from Arkansas camped along the road. Imperial Valley, California, Spring 1937.

Home Companion: A radio is company for this girl in her boardinghouse room. Washington, D.C., January 1943.

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American Gothic: Husband and wife at a FSA (Farm Security Administration) relief camp, Harlingen, Texas, January 1942.

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Wrath: Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas, March 1936.

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Waves, Spars, & Cars: Parking lot and billboards in Baltimore, Maryland. April 1943.

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Wind Swept: Lititz (vicinity), Pennsylvania. View over the town on a windy day in the fall, November 1941.

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Park-way: On the Mall in Washington, D.C., December 1943.

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Steel Thunderbolts: A Steam and a diesel engine at the Union Station yards in Chicago, Illinois. January 1943.

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News Muse: Reading the newspaper aloud in a boardinghouse room. Washington, D.C., January 1943.

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Far Away Places: A Gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 1937.

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Grand Central Terminal, New York City. October 1941.

Lively Bunch: After dinner a bridge game goes on nightly in the largest room in the boardinghouse. Washington, D.C. January 1943.

Women talk on the street in Holyoke, Massachusetts September 1941.

Looking north on Woodward Ave., from the Maccabees Building with the Fisher Building at the far left, and the Wardell Hotel at the middle right, Detroit, Michigan. July 1942.

Into the Wind: Sailing boat at a Venetian night party at the Detroit yacht club, whose members represent the wealthier class of manufacturers and their friends, 1940.

American Worker: A Black shipyard worker who helps build Liberty Ships at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. May 1943.

Waiting on Roosevelt: North Dakota farmers waiting for their assistance grants in a Resettlement Administration Office. North Dakota, 1936.

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Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. July 1940.

Winter's Wand: After a snowstorm in Norwich, Connecticut, November 1940.

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Chuck Wagon Cafe: Cowboys eating breakfast at a restaurant on the grounds of San Angelo Fat Stock Show, San Angelo, Texas. March 1940.

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Columbia Steel Co., Geneva, Utah. The new plant will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort. November 1942.

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Boys of Summer: Sunday cyclists watching sailboats at Hains Point. Washington, D.C. 1942.

On the Way to Somewhere: Trailer & truck at a gas station in Elko, Nevada, March 1940.

Life's Other Side: Two men head toward Los Angeles, California looking for work. March 1937.

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Desperate Times: Shack of war veteran and family with view along Nueces Bay. Corpus Christi, Texas, 1939.

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