On a Foggy Night in New Bedford Massachusetts, January 1941

Jack Delano (1914-1997, born Yakov Ovcharov) was a Ukrainian immigrant who became a photographer for the Works Progress Administration, United Fund, and the Farm Security Administration (FSA)

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Fucking Krauts - but their optics are fabulous. 🙂

March 1942. Chicago, Illinois. Provident Hospital.
#Laboratory technician working with a #microscope "Made in Germany" by Carl Zeiss, Jena.

Shot by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.

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Wagon by the road

Jack Delano
"Along a road near Greensboro, Alabama." May 1941.

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https://www.loc.gov/item/2017749574/

Locomotive work

Jack Delano
"Chicago, Illinois. Working on a locomotive at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad repair shops.” December 1942.

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https://www.loc.gov/item/2017836413/

Swim class

Jack Delano
"Florence, Alabama. Boy Scout camp. At a swimming class.” July 1942.

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https://www.loc.gov/item/2017826423/