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circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a woman]

One photograph negative of a woman dated circa 1940. Features a woman sitting on a wooden chair reading a newspaper she is holding a can in one of her hands.

GLC10047.02.758

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a woman]

One photograph negative of a woman dated circa 1940. Features a woman sitting on a wooden chair, she is holding a can in one of her hands and looking at the camera.

GLC10047.02.759

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a woman]

One photograph negative of a woman dated circa 1940. Features a woman climbing off of a lounger/cot. She is looking at the camera.

GLC10047.02.760

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a man and woman]

One photograph negative of a man and woman dated circa 1940. Features a woman sitting on a swing a man is standing next to her. They are looking at each other as if talking.

GLC10047.02.761

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a man and two women]

One photograph negative of a man and two women dated circa 1940. Features a man and two women sitting on a blanket having a picnic. The man is looking at the camera.

GLC10047.02.762

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a man and two women]

One photograph negative of a man and two women dated circa 1940. Features a man and two women sitting on a blanket having a picnic. The man is holding a napkin over his face as one of the women look at the camera.

GLC10047.02.763

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a man and three women]

One photograph negative of a man and three women dated circa 1940. Features a man and three women sitting on a blanket having a picnic. The man is bent over looking down and the two women are talking to a third woman who is standing bent over at the edge of the blanket.

GLC10047.02.764

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a man and woman]

One photograph negative of a man and woman dated circa 1940. Features a man and woman both sitting on swings. They are turned towards each other talking.

GLC10047.02.765

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a man and two women]

One photograph negative of a man and two women dated circa 1940. Features a man and two women sitting on a blanket having a picnic. The man is looking down at his hand while one of the women is looking at the camera.

GLC10047.02.766

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a man and two women]

One photograph negative of a man and two women dated circa 1940. Features a man and two women sitting on a blanket having a picnic. The man is looking down at his hand while both of the women look at the camera.

GLC10047.02.767

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a woman]

One photograph negative of a woman dated circa 1940. Features a woman posing for the camera in front of a house.

GLC10047.02.768

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a woman]

One photograph negative of a woman dated circa 1940. Features a woman posing for the camera in front foliage climbing up a brick wall.

GLC10047.02.771

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a yard]

One photograph negative of a yard dated circa 1940. Features a scenic view of a yard. There are two tires on the ground and in the distance a chicken coop. The same yard as GLC10047.02.770 at a different angle.

GLC10047.02.769

circa 1940

Photograph negative

Title: [Photograph negative of a yard]

GLC10047.02.770

April 26, 1945