Americana

A collection of 10 Posts

1939: A Montana Rancher post image

1939: A Montana Rancher

Louis D. Hall explores the history behind one of Arthur Rothstein's finest photographs

1941: Mill District, Pittsburgh post image

1941: Mill District, Pittsburgh

We search for the source of this classic image by one of twentieth century's great documentary photographers

Entertaining America: the Federal Theatre Project with James Shapiro post image

Entertaining America: the Federal Theatre Project with James Shapiro

The origins of today's Culture Wars can be found in the 1930s, argues James Shapiro

1900: Mulberry Street, New York post image

1900: Mulberry Street, New York

A glimpse into Manhattan's teeming streets at the turn of the twentieth century

A Blacksmith in Illinois post image

A Blacksmith in Illinois

Bert Wikle was a member of the German-American Community in the early twentieth century

A Very American Santa Claus post image

A Very American Santa Claus

Emily Kern traces the provenance of a modern folk hero

Greene County Fair, 1941 post image

Greene County Fair, 1941

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

A Public Domain Halloween post image

A Public Domain Halloween

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

The [Untitled Photo] Series: Suburbia post image

The [Untitled Photo] Series: Suburbia

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

Warped Portraits of the 1930s post image

Warped Portraits of the 1930s

Weird headshots from the American Federal Theatre Project