Oil painting "Winter Vista" at Region 5 Customs House, Chicago, Illino...
Artist: Karl Eugene Fortess, ca. 1935; dimensions: 29" x 46". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographe... More
A farmer at a country auction near Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois
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Be kind to books club Are you a member? / / Gregg.
Poster showing a group of children with their book club banner.
Farmers at country auction near Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois. Note h...
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Smalltown volunteer fire department at work. Aledo, Illinois
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A black and white photo of a man in a hat throwing a frisbee, Great De...
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Brookfield Zoo--By the "L" / Long.
Poster showing a panda bear hugging a tree. Date stamped on verso: Jun 15 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatl... More
Training center for household employees--Household Service Demonstrati...
Poster showing a maid carrying a tray. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
A lifelong job--the constant protection of their health--The Cook Coun...
Poster showing a woman and two children in the rain. Date stamped on verso: Jan 8 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration, announces the open...
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition, showing an eagle clutching paint brushes and a palette. Attributed to Carken. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
January--A year of good reading ahead / Hazlett.
Poster for statewide WPA Library Project, Illinois, showing a child pulling a sled full of books toward a house. Date stamped on verso: Jan 8 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Log cabin on William Ballou's farm near Marseilles, Illinois. This cab...
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Houseboat washed high and dry amid debris. Maunie, Illinois
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Typical transportation of southern Illinois farmers. Several farmers o...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
House on Frank Armstrong's farm near Marseilles, Illinois. Armstrong r...
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A black and white photo of a horse drawn wagon, Threshing operations n...
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The main street of Shawneetown, Illinois
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U.S. post office. Shawneetown, Illinois
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Soil conservation meeting of farmers in Livingston County, Illinois. T...
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An old grocery building and the Posey Building where Abraham Lincoln a...
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Flood damage. Shawneetown, Illinois
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Marjorie Rice as beauty operator. Chicago Journal of Commerce Bess Fur...
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Old barn on John Landers' farm near Marseilles, Illinois. Landers rent...
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Flood refugee from the Wabash River bottoms brought to McLeansboro, Il...
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A child flood refugee taking a nap. Tent City near Shawneetown, Illino...
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Given scholarship. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Secretary of War, Harry...
Two men standing next to each other in a room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More
Chesapeake and Ohio to get control of Chicago and Eastern Illinois Rai...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection on the negative or negative sleeve. G... More
A black and white photo of people walking down a street, possibly rela...
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Man about to enter prostitute's house. Peoria, Illinois
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Prostitute "roping" a man on the street. Peoria, Illinois
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A couple of men sitting on top of a wooden bench, Great Depression. FS...
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Part of a circus stranded since 1925 near Urbana, Illinois
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A black and white photo of a store front, Headquarters of Lawsonomy, S...
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Effect of strip mining on land. Carterville, Illinois
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General view of the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Il...
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Surgical nurse, Herrin Hospital (private), Herrin, Illinois
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Unemployed miner with food from surplus commodities corporation. Zeigl...
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Ruins of Franco Coal Company No. 1 mine, Steritz, Illinois. The mine w...
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Unemployed miner. Herrin, Illinois. See 26881-D
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Safety inspector. This man uses a special lamp to test for gas through...
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Nursery. Herrin Hospital (private). Herrin, Illinois
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Orient No. 1, one of the largest coal mines in the world. Franklin Cou...
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Arthur Rothstein - Main street, Herrin, Illinois
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View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's Proviso (?) yard at twilight, ...
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General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RR's Proviso yard...
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Rehabilitation client's cows. Gallatin County, Illinois (see 27018-D)
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Rehabilitation Administration supervisor with client. Ridgeway, Illino...
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Loading a truck at Blue Ribbon No. 2 Mine, Williamson County, Illinois...
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Main street, Herrin, Illinois. Great Depression public domain photogra...
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Mechanical loader. One of these machines will do the work of fifteen h...
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Officer of UMWA (United Mine Workers of America). Herrin, Illinois (se...
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Train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RR's Proviso Yard, Ch...
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A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman at Prov...
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John L. Walter, conductor at Proviso yard of the C&NWRR. Mr. Walter ha...
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WPA (Works Progress Administration) project. Williamson County, Illino...
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Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill; C & NW RR; L. Logan, of West Chicago...
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The yardmaster's office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & N...
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Railroad tracks. Williamson County, Illinois
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Thomas Madrigal greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse, Rock Island R...
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C. & N.W. R.R., women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the gia...
Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right.
A black and white photo of people walking down a street, possibly rela...
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A couple of people that are standing in the snow. Great Depression FSA...
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Illinois Central R.R., freight cars at the South Water Street freight ...
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Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill...
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Half a century of American art The Art Institute of Chicago - Nov. 16,...
Poster for art exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Date stamped on verso: Feb 16 1940.
A black and white photo of a building with a clock tower, Great Depres...
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County supervisor visiting FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower...
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A black and white photo of an oil pump, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Phot...
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Rabbi in synagogue at House of David. Benton Harbor, Michigan. Jewish ...
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Grocery store, Salem, Illinois. Great Depression public domain photogr...
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Michigan photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...
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Man waiting for street car, Chicago, Illinois
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Reflection in window of employment agency, Chicago, Illinois
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Wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower. Gr...
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A black and white photo of people walking down a street, Great Depress...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a narrow passage, corridor, street, old town architecture, arch, vintage print, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Member of the service department of the United Producers and Consumers...
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A black and white photo of men working on a truck, Great Depression. F...
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A man and a woman sitting on a suitcase, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Pho...
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Cots in demand because of oil boom, Salem, Illinois
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From brown Bess to the Chicago typewriter. Part of the collection of s...
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![John Logan. Hatchery Tribune, Mr. Morris, Ill. Att. Mr. Haube[?] ordered by Mr. Butler](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDAvMDEvMDEvam9obi1sb2dhbi1oYXRjaGVyeS10cmlidW5lLW1yLW1vcnJpcy1pbGwtYXR0LW1yLWhhdWJlLW9yZGVyZWQtYnktbXItYnV0bGVyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "John Logan. Hatchery Tribune, Mr. Morris, Ill. Att. Mr. Haube[?] ordered by Mr. Butler")
John Logan. Hatchery Tribune, Mr. Morris, Ill. Att. Mr. Haube[?] order...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A couple of women standing next to each other. Great Depression FSA ph...
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A billboard with a picture of a man on it, Iowa. Farm Security Adminis...
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Girls waiting for street car, Chicago, Illinois
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Cafe in oil field, Marion County, Illinois
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Oil field, Marion County, Illinois
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An old black and white photo of a man and a woman. Office of War Infor...
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Steel production. Iron for the sinews of war. Huge ore piles feed the ...
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Carnegie-Illinois steelworks. Etna, Pennsylvania
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A black and white photo of a group of children. Office of War Informat...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Floor show at Negro cabaret. Chicago, Illinois
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A group of people walking down a street holding signs, possibly relate...
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Packing limes at produce market. Chicago, Illinois
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A black and white photo of people crossing the street. Office of War I...
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A black and white photo of a group of people riding horses. Office of ...
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Houses and grocery store on Federal Street in the Negro section of Chi...
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A woman is playing with a rope in front of a group of children. Office...
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Boxed poultry in storage at twenty-four degrees below zero. Fulton Mar...
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A woman in a dress is playing with a rope. Office of War Information P...
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Shoe store catering to Negroes. Chicago, Illinois
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