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April 1939. “Old Negro [former slave] with horn with which slaves were called; Near Marshall, Texas.” Additional title: [An African American man sitting in doorway and holding a horn, April 1939.] Gelatin Silver print by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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June 1937. “Child of Texas migrant family who follow the cotton crop from Corpus Christi to the Panhandle.” Photo by Dorothea Lange.
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Here is a fun “then and now” photo, showing a Manhattan storefront in 1937 with the plethora of accompanying signage and distinctive architecture. Today it is a very non-descript, generic Starbucks (See below) [GOOGLE MAPS]
May 7, 1937. “William Goldberg, 771 Broadway, Manhattan.” 8×10 gelatin silver print by Berenice Abbott for the Federal Art Project.
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September 1938. “Coal miner’s wife and three of their children. Company house in Pursglove, Scotts Run, West Virginia.” Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration.
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March 1937. Scotts Run, West Virginia. “Employed bachelor coal miner at home in Sessa Hill. This scene is typical of hundreds of bachelors who belong to a group of immigrants whose family was separated by immigration restrictions. This man may, or may not, have a wife in another country.” Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. Large format acetate negative.
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Makes me wonder where this person came from and where they are going, and why…
January 1939. “Railroad tracks. Williamson County, Illinois.” Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration.
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Before I even noticed the swarm of flies around the tent and the children, I caught sight of the old Wrigley’s Spearmint box in the lower right of the tent.
November 1936. “Children and home of migratory cotton workers. Migratory camp, southern San Joaquin Valley, California.” Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.
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This is another one of those fun “then and now” photos that make history come alive. I saw this photo from 1937 and it looks like the place is about to fall down. surprisingly it was still standing and looks like it’s in great shape. It’s the Josiah Smith Tennent House and is on the US Register of Historic Places. Today it is home to a variety of non-profit organizations, including a dental care facility and day care– [GOOGLE MAPS]
1937. “Charleston, South Carolina. 727 Bay Street.” Come in, and watch your step. 8×10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
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This is another one of those fun “then and now” photos that make history come alive. The house pictured was built in 1844, photographed here in 1939, and still stands today in 2017, where is it used as an office for a real estate appraiser. — [GOOGLE MAPS]
1939. “Glascock House, 1109 21st Ave., Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Built 1844 for John Glascock of Virginia.” Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
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I love photos like these that are a snapshot of a place at a moment in time. Even better, now that we have Google Maps and street view, we can see what they look like today and now much (or little) has changed. This building is still standing, albeit without the second door at 19th & Bainbridge.– via Google.
Tonsorialist: “Of or pertaining to a barber or his work; often used humorously, as ‘a tonsorial artist’ or ‘tonsorialist’”
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