Radio Queen

Elmira Humphries, Radio Queen, 1939.

11:04 AM
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Sharecroppers

Evicted sharecroppers along Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri, 1939.

7:14 AM
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Video: New York in High Def

Amazing color video from 1939, New York. Nothing you can say will convince me that these people weren't living in a better tim...

10:17 AM
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Spud Cigarettes

An advertisement for Spud Cigarettes , America's first menthol cigarette. A mermaid smoking a menthol

7:02 AM
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Daughter of a Sharecropper

This photo was taken in Pearson County, North Carolina in 1939.  The photographer's description is as follows: Daughter of white toba...

12:55 PM
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The Cedar Grove Team

Fascinating photos of a semi-pro baseball team. Fourth of July, 1939, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Rural filling stations become com...

12:37 PM
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Daughters of a Tygart Valley Homesteader

This photo was taken in June, 1939, in West Virginia. The Tygart Valley Homestead was developed on approximately 2,500 acres of farmland...

7:00 AM
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Country Store on a Dirt Road

Country store on dirt road. Sunday afternoon. Note the kerosene pump on the right and the gasoline pump on the left. Rough, unfinished timbe...

7:40 AM
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Coach

College of Puget Sound assistant football coach, Lou Grant, 1939.

1:00 AM
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Sparko - The Electric Dog

Sparko was created in 1939 by Westinghouse. He made an appearance at the World's Fair in 1940. He was the world's first robotic ...

9:42 AM
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