Trio

Two gorgeous portraits of Michigan youngsters in 1939.


Photos by Arthur S. Siegel.

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Good Times

A young couple at a Junior Chamber of Commerce dance in San Angelo, Texas. 1940.

Photo by Russell Lee.

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Swing Your Partner

Square dancing in New Mexico, 1940.

Photo by Russell Lee.

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Slipping & Sliding

Children with a sled. Jewett City, Connecticut. 1940.

Photo by Jack Delano.

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Christmas Child

The Bronx, New York. 1942.

Photo by Marjory Collins.

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Nativity

Christmas Eve, in the church. Taos, New Mexico, 1942.

Photo by John Collier.

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Checking It Twice

Childen in rural Idaho. October, 1939.


Photos by Dorothea Lange.

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10 People, 3 Small Rooms

Taken in the "Mexican section" of San Diego in 1941. The father is an agricultural worker.

The family lives in what is described as "three small rooms, with no bath...They use an outside toilet shared with five other families." In addition to the eight children in this photo, another is on the way.

(photographer: Russell Lee)

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