Governers [sic] Island & The Narrows 1901 by Irving Underhill.More Information.
The Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation
The Photography Of Russell Lee.
A collection of the works of American photographer and photo journalist Russell Lee.
Lee worked for the Farm Security Administration as a documentry photographer in the late 1930's and early 40's, before the American entry to the second world war. After the war he went on to work as a photographer for the Exxon Corperation. In 1965 he accepted the newly created post of photography teacher at the university of Texas.
Interior of hamburger stand. Waiting for customer, Alpine, Texas, May 1939.
Ice cream stand along highway near Berlin, Connecticut, October 1939.
Cold drinks on Fourth of July. Vale, Oregon, July 1941.
Second hand tires displayed for sale. San Marcos, Texas, March 1940.
Geese in pen on side of car, market square, Waco, Texas, November 1939.
Tavern on south side of Chicago, Illinois April 1941.
Grocery delivery May 1938.
Girls at the Imperial County Fair, California March 1942.
The younger generation in front of clothing store, San Augustine, Texas, April 1939.
Exhibit of grapefruit at the Imperial County Fair, California March 1942.
Cactus light standard in front of hotel in Phoenix, Arizona May 1940.
Monument erected to Popeye, Crystal City, Texas. This is in the spinach growing center, March 1939.
Lineman,(electrical). Canyon County, Idaho, May 1941.
All day community sing, Pie Town, New Mexico, June 1940.
Two farmers talking to popcorn man, San Augustine, Texas, April 1939.More Information.
Westminster Exterior 1920.
Westminster exterior by J. Alphege Brewer (creator); Henry C. Brewer (etcher) 1920.The Detroit Electric.
Production on the electric vehicles began in 1907, by what was then known as the Anderson Carriage Company. The vehicles were initially popular, with Clara Ford, wife of Henry Ford, being among their many famous owners.
The Detroit Electric going from Seattle to Mt. Rainier 1919.
In 1920 the name of the Anderson Carriage company was changed to The Detroit Electric Car Company, with the car maker detaching its body business to a separate entity that became part of Murray Body and the motor/controller business which became Elwell-Parker.
A Detroit Electric automobile on promotional tour through mountains from "Seattle to Mt. Rainier"1919.
The Detroit Electric going from Seattle to Mt. Rainier 1919.The Anderson Electric Car was powered by a rechargeable lead acid battery, which was advertised as reliably getting 80 miles (130 km) between battery recharging. With a top speed of about 20 miles per hour (32 km/h), which was considered respectable for city driving, it was marketed to women and professionals who needed a reliable easy use vehicle.
Electric auto at re-charging station. August 25 1919.
Between 1910 and 1920 the high price of gas, and the first world war helped to push production to a peak of between 1000 and 2000 cars a year.
In 1920 the name of the Anderson Carriage company was changed to The Detroit Electric Car Company, with the car maker detaching its body business to a separate entity that became part of Murray Body and the motor/controller business which became Elwell-Parker.
A Detroit Electric automobile stopped on road by burnt-over land, with snow-covered mountain in background, Washington 1919.
The stock market crash of 1929 hit sales hard and the company filed for bankruptcy, some production did continue on a small scale for some years after, with cars being made to orders, The last Detroit Electric being sold in February 1939.
A Detroit Electric automobile on promotional tour through mountains from "Seattle to Mt. Rainier"1919. More Information.
The Photography Of Marion Post Wolcott.
A small selection of photographs by the celebrated American photographer Marion Post Wolcott. The photographs in this collection are selected from the photographic series taken by Marion Post Wolcott while working for the Farm Security Administration during the late 1930's and early 1940's.
This small selection of photographs show a snapshot of American life at the end of the depression era and the start of the war boom years. There seems to be a sense in the pictures of an ending of the rural, depression era, America, and the start of the confident post war America of the 1950's.
Cabins imitating the Indian teepee for tourists along highway south of Bardstown, Kentucky July 1940.
Natchitoches, Louisiana 1940.
Natchez, Mississippi August 1940.
The horse races, Hialeah Park, Miami, Florida 1939.
Sampling and classing cotton in classing rooms of cotton factor's office, Memphis, Tennessee 1939.
Farmers playing cards on a winter morning, Woodstock, Vermont 1939.
One of the hazards of driving over Kentucky mountain roads. Photograph taken Near Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky, July 1940.
Itinerant preacher from South Carolina saving the souls of the construction workers at Camp Livingston job near Alexandria, Louisiana, December 1940.
Natchez, Mississippi, August 1940.
Mountaineer trying to change a tire with a fence post as a jack. Up South fork of the Kentucky River, Breathitt County, Kentucky 1940.
Guest at a Sarasota trailer park, Sarasota, Florida. Beside her garden made of shells and odds and ends. The camp has garden club for members organized for the purpose of making the surroundings attractive, January 1941.
Corn shocks and fences on a farm near Marion, Virginia October 1940.
Shopping at a grocery store, Lakeland, Florida.More Information.
All photographs are courtesy of the Library Of Congress At Washington D.C. F.S.A Collection.
The commuters
The commuters, Pennsylvania Station, Philadelphia, by Joseph Pennell.More Information.
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