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The [Untitled Photo] Series: Suburbia

These photographs share one common element: they are all untitled

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The [Untitled Photo] Series: Suburbia

Lurking within the Library of Congress is a colossal collection of photographs documenting the United States in all its diversity, providing us with a glimpse into 20th century American life. These images share one common element: they are all untitled, ultimately left to the archivists to try and attach these erroneous moments to a wider context.

Remastered photographs by Joshua Barrett, Tetyana Dyachenko and Jordan J. Lloyd.

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Housing, Greendale, Wisconsin]. Photograph by John Vachon. September 1939, Wisconsin, United States. (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Construction at Greenbelt, Maryland]. Photograph by Carl Mydans. July 1936, Maryland, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Plumber cutting pipe, Greenbelt, Maryland]. Photograph by Carl Mydans. August 1936, Maryland, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
Plumbers, 1936. Colorization by Jordan J. Lloyd. Available as a ⇲ Fine Art Print
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Housing, Greendale, Wisconsin]. Photograph by John Vachon. September 1939, Wisconsin, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Greendale, Wisconsin]. Photograph by John Vachon. September 1939, Wisconsin, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Girl swinging, Woodbine, Iowa]. Photograph by John Vachon. May, 1940, Iowa, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Housing, Greendale, Wisconsin]. Photograph by John Vachon. September 1939, Wisconsin, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Swimming pool. Greenbelt, Maryland]. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott. June, 1939, Maryland, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Greenhills, Ohio]. Photograph by John Vachon. October 1938, Ohio, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Greenbelt, Maryland]. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott. September 1938, Maryland, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Fire, Terry, Montana]. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein. June 1939, Montana, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Greendale, Wisconsin]. Photograph by John Vachon. September 1939, Wisconsin, United States (⇲ Library of Congress)

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