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Hanover Square, Manhattan. - Automobiles of 1940s

Hanover Square, Manhattan. - Automobiles of 1940s

Digital ID: 482822. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. May 25, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.B. Elevated railroad station in Hanover Square in Lower Manhattan, cars below, buildings of various eras beyond.. .Sour... More

Oak and New Chambers Streets, Manhattan.

Oak and New Chambers Streets, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482579. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. October 28, 1935. .Notes: Code: III.B.1. Exhibited: Modern Vision #57 Festive lights in curlicue designs arch over street, men with tall ladder, wagons, ... More

Triborough Bridge, East 125th Street approach, Manhattan.

Triborough Bridge, East 125th Street approach, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The planting crew arrives at the reforestation area. Withlacoochee Land Use Project, Florida

The planting crew arrives at the reforestation area. Withlacoochee Lan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Toll bridge over Mississippi River, Saint Louis, Missouri

Toll bridge over Mississippi River, Saint Louis, Missouri

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A group of people walking down a street, Religious parade, Romney, West Virginia

A group of people walking down a street, Religious parade, Romney, Wes...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Setting up the roundup camp, Quarter Circle U Ranch roundup, Montana

Setting up the roundup camp, Quarter Circle U Ranch roundup, Montana

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Souvenir vendor displaying his wares at the San Angelo Fat Stock Show, San Angelo, Texas

Souvenir vendor displaying his wares at the San Angelo Fat Stock Show,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene at Craftsbury Fair, Craftsbury, Vermont

Scene at Craftsbury Fair, Craftsbury, Vermont

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Vermont farm leader. 1937 - Public domain portrait print

Vermont farm leader. 1937 - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a couple of people standing in front of a building, Craftsbury Fair, Craftsbury, Vermont

A black and white photo of a couple of people standing in front of a b...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a snowy street, Middle class homes, Herrin, Illinois

A black and white photo of a snowy street, Middle class homes, Herrin,...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a city street, Street in La Crosse, Wisconsin

A black and white photo of a city street, Street in La Crosse, Wiscons...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bridge across Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Bridge across Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Setting up the roundup camp, Quarter Circle U Ranch roundup, Montana

Setting up the roundup camp, Quarter Circle U Ranch roundup, Montana

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cars stopped on Highway U.S. 50 because of auto wreck, Ross County, Ohio

Cars stopped on Highway U.S. 50 because of auto wreck, Ross County, Oh...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a car parked on the side of the road, Dust storm. Amarillo, Texas

A black and white photo of a car parked on the side of the road, Dust ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Waiting to unload cans of raw milk at creamery, San Angelo, Texas

Waiting to unload cans of raw milk at creamery, San Angelo, Texas

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Studios, 51 West Tenth Street, Manhattan.

Studios, 51 West Tenth Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of village home, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

One of a fleet of trucks owned by United Cooperative Society, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

One of a fleet of trucks owned by United Cooperative Society, Fitchbur...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a car in a field, Oil field, Marion County, Illinois

A black and white photo of a car in a field, Oil field, Marion County,...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1948: A Classified Motorist & Tourist Guide Covering the United States & Alaska
This year (1937) there are floods and heavy rain in the Dust Bowl. Auton [i.e. Anton], Texas

This year (1937) there are floods and heavy rain in the Dust Bowl. Aut...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of two men standing next to a car, Main street, Winchester, Virginia

A black and white photo of two men standing next to a car, Main street...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a woman walking down the street, Main street, Iowa City, Iowa

A black and white photo of a woman walking down the street, Main stree...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of an old car parked on the side of the road, Dust storm. Amarillo, Texas

A black and white photo of an old car parked on the side of the road, ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Ticket taker at gate, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Ticket taker at gate, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farm woman, vendor of chickens, farmer's market, Weatherford, Texas

Farm woman, vendor of chickens, farmer's market, Weatherford, Texas

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vista from West Street, 115-119 West Street, Manhattan.

Vista from West Street, 115-119 West Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old black and white photo of a street scene, Scene at Fayetteville, Arkansas

An old black and white photo of a street scene, Scene at Fayetteville,...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

One of a fleet of trucks owned by United Cooperative Society, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

One of a fleet of trucks owned by United Cooperative Society, Fitchbur...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

An old black and white photo of a city street, Main street, Herrin, Illinois

An old black and white photo of a city street, Main street, Herrin, Il...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Loading a truck at gopher hole, Williamson County, Illinois

Loading a truck at gopher hole, Williamson County, Illinois

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a city street, Snowstorm, Parkersburg, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a city street, Snowstorm, Parkersburg, West...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farm woman, vendor of chickens, farmer's market, Weatherford, Texas

Farm woman, vendor of chickens, farmer's market, Weatherford, Texas

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Senator Robinson's brother. Arkansas - Automobiles of 1940s

Senator Robinson's brother. Arkansas - Automobiles of 1940s

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Auto transport, Chillicothe, Ohio - Automobiles of 1940s

Auto transport, Chillicothe, Ohio - Automobiles of 1940s

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Man cleans off car, Chillicothe, Ohio

Man cleans off car, Chillicothe, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a car parked on the side of the road, Dust storm. Amarillo, Texas

A black and white photo of a car parked on the side of the road, Dust ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1947: A Classified Motorist's & Tourist's Guide Covering the United States
Scene on the highway north of San Antonio, Texas, Bexan [sic] County

Scene on the highway north of San Antonio, Texas, Bexan [sic] County

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

ld buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana

ld buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Negro boy selling pecans, near Alma, Georgia

Negro boy selling pecans, near Alma, Georgia

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rutland, Vermont. Watching the medicine man at the Vermont State Fair

Rutland, Vermont. Watching the medicine man at the Vermont State Fair

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between levee and Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to are...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a truck, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1947: A Classified Motorist's & Tourist's Guide Covering the United States
Cattle to be sold at stockyards auction are brought in by trailer. San Angelo, Texas

Cattle to be sold at stockyards auction are brought in by trailer. San...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Elmer Thomas family at Muskogee visiting their friends to say goodbye before leaving as migrants to California. Oklahoma

The Elmer Thomas family at Muskogee visiting their friends to say good...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

One of a fleet of trucks owned by United Cooperative Society, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

One of a fleet of trucks owned by United Cooperative Society, Fitchbur...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Shoveling snow away from the movie entrance, Chillicothe, Ohio

Shoveling snow away from the movie entrance, Chillicothe, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between levee and Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to are...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a city street, Main street, West Frankfort, Illinois

A black and white photo of a city street, Main street, West Frankfort,...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

One of the more elaborate gopher holes, equipped with a screen shaker, Williamson Co., Illinois

One of the more elaborate gopher holes, equipped with a screen shaker,...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Autos have to turn on lights to penetrate gloom of dust storm. Amarillo, Texas

Autos have to turn on lights to penetrate gloom of dust storm. Amarill...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Rodeo performer arriving at the San Angelo Fat Stock Show barn with his horse in trailer, San Angelo, Texas

Rodeo performer arriving at the San Angelo Fat Stock Show barn with hi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old black and white photo of a woman pushing a shopping cart, Scene at Fayetteville, Arkansas

An old black and white photo of a woman pushing a shopping cart, Scene...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a snow covered street, Main street, Lancaster, New Hampshire

A black and white photo of a snow covered street, Main street, Lancast...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a billboard, Sign, Birmingham, Alabama

A black and white photo of a billboard, Sign, Birmingham, Alabama

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to area between levee and Mississippi River, New Madrid County, Missouri

State highway officials moving sharecroppers away from roadside to are...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a truck, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Passengers entering bus during snowstorm, Chillicothe, Ohio

Passengers entering bus during snowstorm, Chillicothe, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Studios, 51 West Tenth Street, Manhattan.

Studios, 51 West Tenth Street, Manhattan.

A close up of a postcard with a red and blue stamp on it. A close up of a sheet of paper with a blue and red stamp. Public domain postcard scan.

Carpenter who has come to San Diego, California, looking for work. Pacific Beach, California, which is about six miles from San Diego

Carpenter who has come to San Diego, California, looking for work. Pac...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene in an auto trailer camp near Dania, Florida, where 200 cars are encamped. This is one of Florida's higher class trailer camps, the rates being $5.00 weekly including electricity

Scene in an auto trailer camp near Dania, Florida, where 200 cars are ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Moving into Newport News Homesteads, Virginia

Moving into Newport News Homesteads, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Studios, 51 West Tenth Street, Manhattan

Studios, 51 West Tenth Street, Manhattan

A close up of a postcard with a red and blue stamp on it. A close up of a sheet of paper with a blue and red stamp. Public domain postcard scan.