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The Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Decatur, Indiana

The Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Decatur, Indiana

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The steamer Capitol, Mississippi River, Arkansas

The steamer Capitol, Mississippi River, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Public high school in Decatur, Indiana. The high school is a mile and a half from Decatur Homesteads

Public high school in Decatur, Indiana. The high school is a mile and ...

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Zinc, Arkansas, deserted mining town

Zinc, Arkansas, deserted mining town

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Victorian gravestone. Mississippi

Victorian gravestone. Mississippi

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Traveling show near Wilmar, North Carolina

Traveling show near Wilmar, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Roadside fruit. Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Roadside fruit. Ponchatoula, Louisiana

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Frame house. Fredericksburg, Virginia

Frame house. Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Frame house at Beaufort, South Carolina

Frame house at Beaufort, South Carolina

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Snow carnival, Lancaster, New Hampshire

Snow carnival, Lancaster, New Hampshire

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Small-town home example of "American baroque," Jackson, Ohio

Small-town home example of "American baroque," Jackson, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Norway, Nebraska - Norway. Public domain image

Norway, Nebraska - Norway. Public domain image

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A black and white photo of a church in the snow, Church at Lancaster, New Hampshire

A black and white photo of a church in the snow, Church at Lancaster, ...

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

Rehabilitation supervisor examines client's tobacco crop. Durham, North Carolina

Rehabilitation supervisor examines client's tobacco crop. Durham, Nort...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Small town sheriff. Duncan, Arizona

Small town sheriff. Duncan, Arizona

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cherokee County farmers. Kansas

Cherokee County farmers. Kansas

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Outskirts of Decatur, Indiana, near the Decatur Homesteads

Outskirts of Decatur, Indiana, near the Decatur Homesteads

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Rehabilitation supervisor examines client's tobacco crop. Durham, North Carolina

Rehabilitation supervisor examines client's tobacco crop. Durham, Nort...

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Former bank building in Milford, Iowa. Now a cafe

Former bank building in Milford, Iowa. Now a cafe

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Poorer houses in the outskirts of Decatur, Indiana, where many of the homesteaders came from

Poorer houses in the outskirts of Decatur, Indiana, where many of the ...

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

Painting woodenware. Stowe, Vermont

Painting woodenware. Stowe, Vermont

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Business block. Barton, Vermont Caption before agency editing: Business block, Plainfield, Vermont

Business block. Barton, Vermont Caption before agency editing: Busines...

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

An old black and white photo of a man in a wheel chair in front of a house, Antique shop. Windsor County, Vermont

An old black and white photo of a man in a wheel chair in front of a h...

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Church spires, Rockland, Maine. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Church spires, Rockland, Maine. Great Depression public domain photogr...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Signs in store window. Virginia, Minnesota

Signs in store window. Virginia, Minnesota

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Main street. Drew, Mississippi. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Main street. Drew, Mississippi. Great Depression public domain photogr...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Mississippi, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A farmer comes to town. Shawneetown, Illinois

A farmer comes to town. Shawneetown, Illinois

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Chamber of Commerce sign. Drew, Mississippi

Chamber of Commerce sign. Drew, Mississippi

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

Stern wheeler pulled up to the municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi

Stern wheeler pulled up to the municipal levee at Greenville, Mississi...

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Crumbling buildings in Tombstone, Arizona, once a thriving mining town

Crumbling buildings in Tombstone, Arizona, once a thriving mining town

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An old lady hoeing her garden on her small farm near Gibbs City, Michigan

An old lady hoeing her garden on her small farm near Gibbs City, Michi...

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Icehouse. Rosslyn, Virginia. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Icehouse. Rosslyn, Virginia. Great Depression public domain photograph...

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Drunken fisherman in front of his trailer home. Ottawa, Illinois

Drunken fisherman in front of his trailer home. Ottawa, Illinois

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Church for Negroes. Ellis County, Texas

Church for Negroes. Ellis County, Texas

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Spectators at football game, Annapolis, Maryland

Spectators at football game, Annapolis, Maryland

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Mansion on main street used by antique dealer, Rockland, Maine
Scene in Shawneetown, Illinois. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Scene in Shawneetown, Illinois. Great Depression public domain photogr...

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Baseball, Sunday afternoon. The town of Rice vs. the town of Perry, Texas

Baseball, Sunday afternoon. The town of Rice vs. the town of Perry, Te...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bus terminal, Hagerstown, Maryland

Bus terminal, Hagerstown, Maryland

Public domain photograph of bus station, bus terminal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Idle tile factory. Ottawa, Illinois

Idle tile factory. Ottawa, Illinois

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Mr. and Mrs. William Moore. Rockland, Maine

Mr. and Mrs. William Moore. Rockland, Maine

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Antique shop. Windsor County, Vermont

Antique shop. Windsor County, Vermont

Public domain photograph - historical image of Vermont, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lebanon, New Hampshire Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Lebanon, New Hampshire Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusa...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

County committee meeting. Morrisville, Vermont

County committee meeting. Morrisville, Vermont

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arthur Rothstein - Main street. Stowe, Vermont

Arthur Rothstein - Main street. Stowe, Vermont

Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ... More

Blacksmith's shop turned into a garage. Cambridge, Vermont

Blacksmith's shop turned into a garage. Cambridge, Vermont

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

Centralia, Kansas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Centralia, Kansas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Kansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hotel clerk. Dover, Delaware. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Hotel clerk. Dover, Delaware. Great Depression public domain photograp...

Public domain photograph of hotel lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Police department motorcycle, Washington, North Carolina

Police department motorcycle, Washington, North Carolina

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Residents of Sikeston, Missouri

Residents of Sikeston, Missouri

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sign, Steele, Missouri. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain photo.

Sign, Steele, Missouri. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public doma...

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

Resting in front of general store, Blankenship, Martin County, Indiana

Resting in front of general store, Blankenship, Martin County, Indiana

Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Street in Enfield, North Carolina

Street in Enfield, North Carolina

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Articles in front of general store, Garyville, Louisiana

Articles in front of general store, Garyville, Louisiana

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Little Creek, Delaware. A fishing village

Little Creek, Delaware. A fishing village

Annotation on original negative jacket: JV. Title and other information from record for item with the same number in the LC-USF34 series. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number in the LC-USF34... More

Grain elevator on the Texas Panhandle plains. Everett, Texas

Grain elevator on the Texas Panhandle plains. Everett, Texas

Public domain image of a romantic landscape with windmill, Netherlands, 16th-17th century artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Residents of New Madrid, Missouri

Residents of New Madrid, Missouri

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a windmill, Semaphore, Grand Island, Nebraska

A black and white photo of a windmill, Semaphore, Grand Island, Nebras...

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

Store at Blankenship, Indiana - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Store at Blankenship, Indiana - safety film negatives, Library of Cong...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Residents of New Madrid, Missouri

Residents of New Madrid, Missouri

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Men in front of store at Irvington, Kentucky

Men in front of store at Irvington, Kentucky

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

Ornament on radiator cap of automobile belonging to client, Sikeston, Missouri

Ornament on radiator cap of automobile belonging to client, Sikeston, ...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Police department motorcycle, Washington, North Carolina

Police department motorcycle, Washington, North Carolina

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

Firemen's muster. Boothbay center, Maine. Typical handpump manned by twenty-four men, twelve along each of the handle bars

Firemen's muster. Boothbay center, Maine. Typical handpump manned by t...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President of the bank. Grand Rapids, Minnesota

President of the bank. Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a cemetery, Crossroads community near Oakland, Maryland

A black and white photo of a cemetery, Crossroads community near Oakla...

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

Paul Bunyan monument. Bemidji, Minnesota

Paul Bunyan monument. Bemidji, Minnesota

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House in Boonsboro, Maryland. Great Depression public domain photograph.

House in Boonsboro, Maryland. Great Depression public domain photograp...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Main street of Jerome, Arkansas

Main street of Jerome, Arkansas

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dust storm approaching Lubbock, Texas

Dust storm approaching Lubbock, Texas

Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Junkyard of agricultural implements near Syracuse, Kansas

Junkyard of agricultural implements near Syracuse, Kansas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ferry crossing, Ohio River at Shawneetown, Illinois

Ferry crossing, Ohio River at Shawneetown, Illinois

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farmer's wagon in town. Bradford, Vermont

Farmer's wagon in town. Bradford, Vermont

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

After dinner coffee, restaurant, Lufkin, Texas

After dinner coffee, restaurant, Lufkin, Texas

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Filling station, Sisseton, South Dakota

Filling station, Sisseton, South Dakota

Public domain photograph - historical image of South Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Diner on Route 40, Delaware - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Diner on Route 40, Delaware - safety film negatives, Library of Congre...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fire station with old bell. Carthage, Texas

Fire station with old bell. Carthage, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain image of a grocery or convenience store, food, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Church, Dalhart, Texas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Church, Dalhart, Texas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Democratic headquarters, Shawneetown, Illinois

Democratic headquarters, Shawneetown, Illinois

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Clothing store, Merigold, Mississippi

Clothing store, Merigold, Mississippi

Public domain photograph of street advertisement signs, downtown commercial district, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boscobel, Wisconsin. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain photo.

Boscobel, Wisconsin. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain ...

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

Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn, Halifax, North Carolina

Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn, Halifax, North Caroli...

Title and other information from file print. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available ... More

A black and white photo of a sign for taylor's world's greatest united cotton market, Symbol of cotton, Taylor, Texas

A black and white photo of a sign for taylor's world's greatest united...

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

Farmers sitting on fenders of trucks, Laurel, Mississippi

Farmers sitting on fenders of trucks, Laurel, Mississippi

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

Symbol of cotton, Taylor, Texas

Symbol of cotton, Taylor, Texas

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene at station in Randolph, Vermont

Scene at station in Randolph, Vermont

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Circus poster, Smithland, Kentucky

Circus poster, Smithland, Kentucky

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene at Fayetteville, Arkansas

Scene at Fayetteville, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street in Marion, Alabama. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Street in Marion, Alabama. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Store window in Spencer, Iowa. Great Depression public domain photograph.
Street scene, Sunday afternoon, Jackson, Ohio

Street scene, Sunday afternoon, Jackson, Ohio

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Typical farmer group of Prairie City, Missouri, in Mississippi County

Typical farmer group of Prairie City, Missouri, in Mississippi County

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Moundville, Alabama. Mayor's office

Moundville, Alabama. Mayor's office

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rehabilitation supervisor and client at cotton gin. Smithfield, North Carolina

Rehabilitation supervisor and client at cotton gin. Smithfield, North ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Corner on main street, Spencer, Iowa

Corner on main street, Spencer, Iowa

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

Citizen, Lancaster, New Hampshire

Citizen, Lancaster, New Hampshire

Public domain photograph - historical image of New Hampshire, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man and a child, Rehabilitation client. Smithfield, North Carolina

A black and white photo of a man and a child, Rehabilitation client. S...

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

A ghost town decaying as a result of drought and low farm produce prices.  Ardmore, South Dakota

A ghost town decaying as a result of drought and low farm produce pric...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Children's art work in window of school, Jackson, Ohio

Children's art work in window of school, Jackson, Ohio

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

Church at Lancaster, New Hampshire

Church at Lancaster, New Hampshire

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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