Eternity

A cheery little sign to have encountered at the side of the road, near the beginning of the Second World War. Apparently coloured red, white and blue. Georgia, 1940.

Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. [American Memory link]

Recess

Seven shoeless girls and (a piglet) in a school playground in Georgia, 1938. Click image for a larger version.

Photo by John Vachon. [American Memory link]

Warm and Cozy

The caption accompanying this photo reads: "Making a quilt from surplus commodity cotton in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia."

1941. Photo by Jack Delano. [American Memory link]

New Wagon

A family in their new wagon. Georgia, 1939.

Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. [American Memory link]

Stripes and Shovels

Convicts and their guard, 1941 Georgia.

Photo by Jack Delano. [American Memory link]

Convicts

A peculiar image, documenting an unusual occasion. The caption accompanying this photo reads: "Convicts from the Greene County prison camp at the funeral of their warden who was killed in an automobile accident, Georgia."

Photo by Jack Delano, 1941. [American Memory link]

Wooden Beauties

Be sure to click on the image to see a larger version of these houses in Atlanta, Georgia in 1938.

Photo by John Vachon. [American Memory link]