Kansas (1943)

This photograph from March, 1943 was taken in a Santa Fe R.R. locomotive shop in Topeka, Kansas. A higher-resolution download of this image can be found at the Library of Congress website.

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Illinois (1943)

Iowa (1940)

Civil Liberties in War Times

1940 Poster for a lecture by Max Lerner at Roosevelt High, Des Moines, Iowa, showing an armored guantlet clenched in a fist.

A high-resolution image of the poster can be downloaded at the Library of Congress website.

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How Experts Think We'll Live in 2000 A.D. (1950)

Illinois (1943)

This photo by Jack Delano was taken in April of 1943. It is titled, "Daniel Anastazia, blacksmith's helper, Rock Island R.R., Blue Island, Ill."

You can find a high-resolution version of the image at the Library of Congress website.

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Alabama (1940)
Alaska (1940s)
Arizona (circa 1885)
Arkansas (1935)
California (1943)
Colorado (1859)
Connecticut (1961)
Delaware (1910)
Florida (circa 1910)
Georgia (circa 1940)
Hawaii (1902)
Idaho (1941)

Idaho (1941)

This photograph by Russell Lee was taken in 1941 on the main street of Cascade, Idaho. The Cascade Club looks like it's hopping. You can find a higher resolution version of the photo at the Library of Congress website.

See also:
Alabama (1940)
Alaska (1940s)
Arizona (circa 1885)
Arkansas (1935)
California (1943)
Colorado (1859)
Connecticut (1961)
Delaware (1910)
Florida (circa 1910)
Georgia (circa 1940)
Hawaii (1902)

California (1943)

Loading oranges into a refrigerator car at a co-op orange packing plant, Redlands, Calif. Santa Fe R.R. trip

You can find out more about this image from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog.

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Alabama (1940)
Alaska (1940s)
Arizona (circa 1885)
Arkansas (1935)

Alabama (1940)

Aunt Harriet McClintock, dancing for John A. Lomax as she sang "Shing, Shing," at the crossroads near Sumterville, Ala.

I really don't know what to make of this image. But the blurriness of the image coupled with the ambiguous and distorted expressions of both figures is somehow captivating.

You can find more info about this photograph here.

Saludos Amigos (1942)

A close-up of the movie poster for Disney's Saludos Amigos (1942). Makes a great desktop wallpaper.