tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:30:39 +0000From the Great Depression to World War II - photos from the <i>American Memory</i> collectionhttp://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/noreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)Blogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-2984889524320585069Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-15T15:30:39.560-05:00World War IIPear Harbor<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/USS_West_Virginia_Hawaii-787051.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/USS_West_Virginia_Hawaii-786961.jpg" border="0" /></a> The caption accompanying this photo reads:<br /><br />"<em>Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A small boat rescues a seaman from the 31,800 ton USS West Virginia burning in the foreground. Smoke rolling out amidship shows where the most extensive damage occurred. Note the two men in the superstructure. The USS Tennessee is inboard."</em><br /><p> </p><p>On the morning of Sunday, Dec 7th, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack against the United States - killing 2,400 and wounding a further 1,300. </p><p>188 American aircraft were destroyed, as were four battleships.</p><p>[photographer unidentified]</p><p>--<br /><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USW33-018432-C:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/pearl-harbor_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-7088750482049462083Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-14T06:00:01.449-05:00studentseducationIdahoWorld War IIExtracurricularRussell Leepea picking<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/highschool_pea_fields-729417.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/highschool_pea_fields-729390.jpg" border="0" /></a> It isn't clear whether young people would normally be recruited for such tasks in heavily agricultural 1940s American - or whether labor was in short supply due to the war.<br /><br />At any rate, this series of photos shows hundreds of co-ed high-school students being trucked into Idaho pea fields to help with the harvest.<br /><br />Photo by Russell Lee, 1941.<br /><br />--<br /><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USF33-013056-M2:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/extracurricular.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-2677144050998862571Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-13T09:19:36.977-05:00telephonesJohn VachonIowa<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/iowa_telephone-753565.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/iowa_telephone-752874.jpg" border="0" /></a>A telephone, with a telephone book. Iowa, 1940.<br /><br />Oh, for the good old days - in which one bent over, speaking into the microphone as best one could, while holding the other part to one's ear.<br /><br />Awesome how much things have changed during the past 69 years.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vachon">John Vachon</a>.<br /><br />--<br /><div><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USF34-060535-D:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/telecommunication.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-7578835124887780606Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:08:00 +00002009-01-12T12:08:00.248-05:00telephonesJohn VachonMaryland<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/telephone_operator_maryland-735014.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/telephone_operator_maryland-734983.jpg" border="0" /></a> A telephone operator in 1941 Maryland. Yes, Virginia, a live human needed to physically connect your call, moving those cables from one place to another.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vachon">John Vachon</a>.<br /><br />-- <div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USF346-064181-D:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span> </div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/come-and-gone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-6928367748338123537Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-11T06:00:00.188-05:00radioUtahRussell Leebaseball<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/world_series_radio-726819.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/world_series_radio-726784.jpg" border="0" /></a> Listening to a World Series game on the radio. Utah, 1940.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_(photographer)">Russell Lee</a>.<br><br />--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?ammem/fsaall:@FILREQ(@FIELD(DOCID+@LIT(fsa1998001997/PP))+@FIELD(COLLID+fsa))">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div> </div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/world-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-2152625851654587358Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-10T06:00:01.337-05:00horsesRussell LeeArizonaautomobile<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/old_&amp;_new-705736.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/old_&amp;_new-705714.jpg" border="0" /></a> A farmer, a hired hand, two horses and an automobile. Old technology intersecting with new.<br /><br />This is such a great shot. A perfect creative-writing jumping off point.<br /><br />Photo taken in 1940 Arizona by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_(photographer)">Russell Lee</a>.<br /><br />--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USF33-012936-M1:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div> </div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/two-horses-and-automobile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-6687803021902539685Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-09T06:00:01.334-05:00peppersRussell LeeadobeNew Mexico<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/adobe_peppers-796266.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/adobe_peppers-796238.jpg" border="0" /></a> Chili peppers drying in the sun. Hung from an adobe building in New Mexico.<br /><br /><div>Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_(photographer)">Russell Lee</a>, 1940.<br /><br />--<br /><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USF33-012931-M4:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/hot-peppers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-4321568775291393662Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-08T06:00:01.787-05:00Russell LeeTexascooking<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/roundup_chili-751825.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/roundup_chili-751760.jpg" border="0" /></a> A ranch cook lifts the lid on a pot of chili prepared on a Texas roundup, 1939.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_(photographer)">Russell Lee</a>.<br /><br />--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USF33-012286-M2:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/texas-chili.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-4978203505047062301Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-07T06:00:01.191-05:00duckposterJack DelanosideshowVermontcounty fairCharlie Chaplin Chickenseagull<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/charlie_chaplin_chicken-732392.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/charlie_chaplin_chicken-732357.jpg" border="0" /></a> A poster for a sideshow at a county fair. Rutland, Vermont. 1941.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Delano">Jack Delano</a>.<br /><br />--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">sideshow, poster</span></span></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/charlie-chaplin-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-2966848862006340537Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-06T06:00:00.996-05:00horsesUtahMormonRussell LeeNew Shoesfarmer<em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/horseshoe-720561.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/horseshoe-720545.jpg" border="0" /></a> The caption accompanying this image reads: "<em>Mormon farmer shoeing a horse, Santa Clara, Utah." </em>The collection contains several similar photos from different parts of the country.<br /><br />Photo by Russell Lee, 1940.<br /><br />--<br /><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">horse, shoe</span></span>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/new-shoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-6533102064201517817Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-07T15:51:18.191-05:00Horse PowerFederal Trade CommissionEsther Bubleyhorsessculpture<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/horse_power-707616.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/horse_power-707560.jpg" border="0" /></a> Take stunning sculpture, mix with equally stunning photography - and <em>voila</em>!<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://www.estherbubley.com/">Esther Bubley</a>. Shot in 1943 in front of the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington D.C.<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">federal, trade, sculpture</span></span></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/horse-power.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-7339910104126206283Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-04T06:00:03.883-05:00womenwomanSpectatorsFenno Jacobsamusement parkfenceConnecticut<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/amusement_park-774558.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/amusement_park-774498.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's impossible to know the emotions of these women as they gaze over the fence at the amusement park. Curiosity? Longing? Childhood reminiscence?<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fenno_Jacobs">Fenno Jacobs</a>. Southington, Connecticut. 1942.<br /><br /><div><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">Connecticut, amusement, park</span></span></div></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/spectators.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-6816633995521819661Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-03T11:37:22.225-05:00womenmanBar BellesLouisianawomanbarRussell Leemencrab<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/louisiana_crab_boil-771413.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/louisiana_crab_boil-771374.jpg" border="0" /></a>Crab boil night at a bar in Raceland, Louisiana. Other photos in this series show tables covered with crab.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_(photographer)">Russell Lee</a>, 1938.<br /><br />--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USF33-011654-M1:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/bar-belles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-2675658076585246367Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T11:49:48.002-05:00boystriogirlMichigangirlsArthur S. Siegelboy<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/trio-710135.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website, click the link below" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/trio-710108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Two gorgeous portraits of Michigan youngsters in 1939.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/trio2-759297.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website, click the link below" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/trio2-759270.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photos by Arthur S. Siegel.<br /><br /><div></div><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USW3-016735-C:collection=fsa">[American Memory link]</a></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/trio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-2501522356837317908Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-01-01T14:34:28.511-05:00MontanalambJohn Vachonsheepnewborn<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/newly_born-767198.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="locate this image on the American Memory website by using search terms FIVE, MINUTE and LAMB" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/newly_born-767170.jpg" border="0" /></a> A newborn lamb, standing on his own four legs for the first time.<br /><br />Montana, 1942. Photo by <a href="http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fachap02.html">John Vachon</a>.<br />--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">five, minute, lamb</span></span></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2009/01/newly-born.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-139582761258646740Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T11:12:52.129-05:00womenChicagodancingJack DelanobandIllinoismusicdancemendrums<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/chicago_music-759074.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms CHICAGO, DANCING and MUSIC" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/chicago_music-759043.jpg" border="0" /></a> Club DeLisa, Chicago. 1942.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Delano">Jack Delano</a>.<br /><br />--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">Chicago, dancing, music</span></span></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/dancing-night-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-146587638747638051Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T11:14:47.208-05:00dancingboysgirlgirlsRussell LeemusicdanceboyJunior Chamber of CommerceTexas<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/san_angelo_dance-774417.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="locate this image on the American Memory website by using search terms YOUNGSTERS and DANCE" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/san_angelo_dance-774393.jpg" border="0" /></a> A young couple at a Junior Chamber of Commerce dance in San Angelo, Texas. 1940.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_(photographer)">Russell Lee</a>.<br /><br /><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">youngsters, dance</span></span></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/good-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-6380545373237486639Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T11:17:18.474-05:00womendancinggirlwomanpartysquare dancegirlsRussell LeemusicdanceNew Mexico<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/square_dance-739319.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms NEW, SQUARE and DANCE" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/square_dance-739269.jpg" border="0" /></a> Square dancing in New Mexico, 1940.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_(photographer)">Russell Lee</a>.<br /><div></div><br /><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">new, square, dance</span></span></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/grab-your-partner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-5982757734770097691Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:39:00 +00002009-01-02T11:51:33.949-05:00ChicagoboysIllinoisgroceryRussell Leedeliveryboycart<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/grocery_boys-705724.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms GROCERY and BOYS" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/grocery_boys-705696.jpg" border="0" /></a> In 1941 Chicago, these young men waited outside grocery stores - earning money by truddling home shoppers' purchases.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Lee_(photographer)">Russell Lee</a>.<br /><br /><div></div><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">grocery, boys</span></span></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/home-delivery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-3082391449434682780Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-03T11:59:23.984-05:00New HampshireArthur RothsteinsnowLight on Whitefence<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/snow_fence-782346.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms NEW, SNOW and FENCE" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/snow_fence-782321.jpg" border="0" /></a>Shadows and textures.<br /><br />Photo taken by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rothstein">Arthur Rothstein</a> in New Hampshire, 1936.<br /><br /><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">new, snow, fence</span></span></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/light-on-white.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-424413106460374993Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T11:38:56.830-05:00sledboysgirlJack DelanogirlssnowboyConnecticut<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/sledding-727610.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms SLEDDING and CHILDREN" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/sledding-727586.jpg" border="0" /></a>Children with a sled. Jewett City, Connecticut. 1940.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Delano">Jack Delano</a>.<br /><br />--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">sledding, children</span></span></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/slipping-sliding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-9003601606059786474Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T12:04:05.005-05:00New YorkgirlgirlsMarjory CollinsBronxChristmas<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/christmas_child-733488.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms MARTINETTI and GRANDCHILD" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/christmas_child-733381.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Bronx, New York. 1942.<br /><br />Photo by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Marjory_Collins">Marjory Collins</a>.<br /><br /><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">Martinetti, grandchild</span></span></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/christmas-child.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-9129631012313203932Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T12:09:55.130-05:00boysgirlnativityangelsgirlsboyNew MexicoChristmasJohn Collier<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/taos_nativity-793219.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms TAOS and CHRISTMAS" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/taos_nativity-793110.jpg" border="0" /></a>Christmas Eve, in the church. Taos, New Mexico, 1942.<br /><br /><div>Photo by John Collier.<br /></div><br /><div>-- </div><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">Taos, Christmas</span></span></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/nativity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-2262440048900666081Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T12:11:55.089-05:00busGreyhounddepotWashington D.C.ChristmasJohn Collier<a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/greyhound_depot-738054.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms GREYHOUD, DEPOT and WASHINGTON" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/greyhound_depot-738013.jpg" border="0" /></a>The pre-Christmas rush at the Greyhound bus depot in Washington, D.C. (1941)<br /><br /><div>Photo by John Collier.<br /></div><br /><div>--<br /><div><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate this image, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">Greyhound, depot, Washington</span></span></div></div>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/home-for-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553715109373348846.post-6458894911925651172Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +00002009-01-02T12:13:54.663-05:00girlDorothea LangegirlsIdahomail boxmailChecking It Twice<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 367px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 377px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms FRUITLAND and CHILDREN" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/fruitland_children2-767077.jpg" border="0" /><br />Childen in rural Idaho. October, 1939.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/fruitland_children-797312.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 366px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 379px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="to locate this image on the American Memory website use search terms FRUITLAND and CHILDREN" src="http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/uploaded_images/fruitland_children-797038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photos by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange">Dorothea Lange</a>.<br /><br />--<br /><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html">[American Memory link]</a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>to locate these images, use search terms:</em> <span style="color:#000000;">fruitland, children</span></span>http://www.tripodgirl.com/memories/2008/12/checking-it-twice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TripodGirl)