Six on History: High Resolution Historical Photos of mid-20th C. America, Shorpy

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Six on History: High Resolution Historical Photos of mid-20th C. America, Shorpy

1) July 1935. "Scott's Run mining camps near Morgantown, W.Va. Domestic interior. Shack at Osage."

 July 1935. "Scott's Run mining camps near Morgantown, W.Va. Domestic interior. Shack at Osage." 8x10 nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Resettlement Admin.

Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: Shack at Osage: 1935 high-resolution photo

2)  March 1941. "Mother and children from North Carolina farm."

March 1941. "Mother and children from North Carolina farm. They came to Norfolk, Virginia, so husband and older sons could get employment in defense industries." 

Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: All Tucked In: 1941 high-resolution photo

3) March 1941. "Daughters of defense worker. Negro slum district. Norfolk, Virginia."

Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: Home Laundry: 1941 high-resolution photo

4) April 1942. "Santa Anita reception center, Los Angeles County, California. ... "

April 1942. "Santa Anita reception center, Los Angeles County, California. The evacuation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans from West Coast areas under United States Army war emergency order. Japanese family arriving at the center." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information. | Click image for Comments. | Home | Browse All Photos

Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: 1942: Family No. 1319 high-resolution photo

5) Rochester, New York, circa 1908. "Masonic Temple, North Clinton Avenue and Mortimer Street."

Our second visit to this august edifice affords a view of two lads whom we strongly suspect of being Up to Something.

Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: Street Smarty: 1908 high-resolution photo

6) "The Hindenburg over Boston Common, 1936." 

Sunday marked the 75th anniversary of the German airship's explosion at Lakehurst, NJ 

Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: Uber Boston: 1936 high-resolution photo