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Small Towns

News of the World: 1943

January 1943. Penasco, New Mexico. "Marjorie Muller, Red Cross nurse at the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association. The radio is her only contact with the outside world. Papers come rarely to the town, and she must depend on news broadcasts to follow daily events." Acetate negative by John Collier,  Office of War Information. View full size.

January 1943. Penasco, New Mexico. "Marjorie Muller, Red Cross nurse at the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association. The radio is her only contact with the outside world. Papers come rarely to the town, and she must depend on news broadcasts to follow daily events." Acetate negative by John Collier, Office of War Information. View full size.

 

TICKETS: 1943

April 1943. "San Augustine, Texas. Story of a small town. The waiting room in the railroad station." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

April 1943. "San Augustine, Texas. Story of a small town. The waiting room in the railroad station." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Shave and a Shoeshine: 1942

November 1942. "Lititz, Pennsylvania. Wartime activities of a small town. Mr. Pennepacker, one of seven barbers in town, has sixty less haircuts a month since the boys left town." Acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.

November 1942. "Lititz, Pennsylvania. Wartime activities of a small town. Mr. Pennepacker, one of seven barbers in town, has sixty less haircuts a month since the boys left town." Acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

No Peanuts: 1942

November 1942. Lititz, Pennsylvania. "Small town in wartime. Peanut stand next to the Lutz butcher shop finds it hard to get peanuts since the war started. Peanut oil is needed in industry." Acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.

November 1942. Lititz, Pennsylvania. "Small town in wartime. Peanut stand next to the Lutz butcher shop finds it hard to get peanuts since the war started. Peanut oil is needed in industry." Acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Low Miles: 1942

November 1942. "Lititz, Pennsylvania. Showroom of the Pierson Motor Company owned by Al Pierson, who is showing his one second-hand car to a local farmer. Before the war there always were three brand new cars in his showroom. Now the chief business of garages is repairing." Acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.

November 1942. "Lititz, Pennsylvania. Showroom of the Pierson Motor Company owned by Al Pierson, who is showing his one second-hand car to a local farmer. Before the war there always were three brand new cars in his showroom. Now the chief business of garages is repairing." Acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Hotel Wisdom: 1942

August 1942. "Big Hole Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana. Buildings on the main street of Wisdom, Montana, trading center for the Big Hole Valley. This is cattle country." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information. View full size.

August 1942. "Big Hole Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana. Buildings on the main street of Wisdom, Montana, trading center for the Big Hole Valley. This is cattle country." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Nashua: 1908

1908. "Main Street -- Nashua, New Hampshire." At right, offices of the Nashua Telegraph and Fletcher's Optical Parlors. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

1908. "Main Street -- Nashua, New Hampshire." At right, offices of the Nashua Telegraph and Fletcher's Optical Parlors. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Florence: 1942

June 1942. "Florence, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority).  Saturday afternoon." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service. View full size.

June 1942. "Florence, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority). Saturday afternoon." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the U.S. Foreign Information Service. View full size.

 

Tackle HQ: 1942

July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. War production center (Ingalls Shipbuilding Co.) on the Tennessee River." Acetate negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "Decatur, Alabama. War production center (Ingalls Shipbuilding Co.) on the Tennessee River." Acetate negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Rural Readers: 1942

July 1942. "Dunklin County, Missouri. Children in a consolidated rural school." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "Dunklin County, Missouri. Children in a consolidated rural school." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Have Some More: 1942

July 1942. "Hayti, Missouri. Cotton Carnival. Picnic." Brought to you by Wonder Bread. Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "Hayti, Missouri. Cotton Carnival. Picnic." Brought to you by Wonder Bread. Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Picnic Munch: 1942

July 1942. "Hayti, Missouri. Cotton Carnival picnic. Boy eating." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "Hayti, Missouri. Cotton Carnival picnic. Boy eating." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Wishboners: 1942

July 1942. "Hayti, Missouri. Breaking a wishbone at the Cotton Carnival picnic." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "Hayti, Missouri. Breaking a wishbone at the Cotton Carnival picnic." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Kennett: 1942

July 1942. "U.S. Rural Electrification Services. Miscellaneous scenes in Dunklin County, Missouri. Kennett, seat of Dunklin County, at election time. Courthouse square." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1942. "U.S. Rural Electrification Services. Miscellaneous scenes in Dunklin County, Missouri. Kennett, seat of Dunklin County, at election time. Courthouse square." Acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. View full size.

 

Native Daughters: 1942

May 1942. "Novato, California. Drill team which participated in the parade at the Portuguese-American Festival of the Holy Ghost." Acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

May 1942. "Novato, California. Drill team which participated in the parade at the Portuguese-American Festival of the Holy Ghost." Acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.

 
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