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Old July 29th, 2012, 12:45 PM   #441
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Old August 5th, 2012, 04:34 AM   #444
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Frame houses, Fredericksburg VA, 1936 by Walker Evans


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Grocery store Greensboro AL, 1936 Walker Evans


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Drought stricken farmers, Dorthea Lange 1936


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New Orleans house, Walker Evans 1936


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Posters near Lynchburg VA, Walker Evans 1936


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Theater, Walker Evans 1936


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Old August 8th, 2012, 08:56 AM   #445
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Hoboken NJ 1940s

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Old August 8th, 2012, 12:18 PM   #448
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1905 Main Street (most of the Iron fronts and tall structures still there)
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That bridge across the river looks unusual. Was it under construction or flooded?
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That bridge across the river looks unusual. Was it under construction or flooded?
If that's Madison that looks like the location of Mendota but Mendota is too big. That must be a railroad causeway across Lake Monona.
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Trains on the world's only triple cross of train tracks. Ca. 1900

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