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  • Collection: Federal Writers' Project Collection

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Photo caption: "A 4-H Club county champion in the O. I. C. Chester White pig class exhibits his prize entry. Occasion is annual picnic and stock judging of county 4-H Club."

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Spectators examine displays of produce on long tables behind a row of cars.Photo caption: "4-H Club picnic exhibit of products of slower and vegetable gardens."

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Photo caption: "4-H Club boys must spend weeks grooming and training pigs to be handled for exhibition according to show ring rules."

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Photo caption: "4-H Club boys prepare for the dairy class contest."

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Photo caption: "Farm boy and hybrid ear of corn."On verso: "Box 370; Farm Pix (4H); Picture To MEM."

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Photo caption: "Farm girl and her Brown Swiss heifer (4-H Club)."

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Photo caption: "Judgment day - Livestock experts review dairy cow entries from 4-H boys and girls."

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An abandoned stone quarry that is filled with water and overgrown vegetation. Photo caption: "One of thousands of stone quarries, abandoned for use of other materials. Water, 30 to 90 ft. deep covers all of actual quarry excavation, trees have grown…

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The main entrance of the cathedral features Crinthian column-supported arches under the engraved name of the church as written in Greek. Stained glass windows are located directly above the main entrance.Photo caption: "Greek series - angle shot of…

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The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Chicago features a three-tier exterior design. The bottom level includes the main entrance containing three Corinthian column-supported arches over the doorway and arched windows on either side. The second…

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The tabernacle containing Holy Communion sits on the altar table surrounded by lit candelabras and a crucifix in the center. Plants and flowers surround the altar table.Photo caption: "Greek series - altar of Greek church (same subject as enlargement…

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The nave of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral features several Corinthian columns along the left and right sides of the name with a large chandelier at the end of the main aisle. The altar features two tiers of arches with paintings of…

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A view of the nave from a second floor balcony shows an organ and seating for service officiants on the right while providing a unique vantage point for viewing the Corinthian columns and religoius images on the second tier of the altar.Photo…

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Cars line the main street in front of stores in the Aurora business district. Trolley cables and tracks are visible in the foreground.

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A Greek vendor pushes a cart loaded with bananas down a city street.Photo caption: "Greek series - pushcart vendor."

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The Bloom High School building, erected in 1931, features an Art Deco architectural design.The building also contains 6 WPA frescoes Edgar Britton.Photo caption: "The modern community high school. Bloom Twp. H. S., Chicago Heights."

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The main entrance to the 1931 Bloom Township High School building features Art Deco design elements including geometric columns and an ornate doorway.Photo caption: "Architectural design of tower, Blook Twp. H. S., Chicago Heights.

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Photo caption: "Close-up of Whiteface Shorthorn bull, at state fair, Springfield."

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A couple watch a man standing next to his docked boat in the Chicago River while pedestrians cross the DuSable Bridge overhead.Photo caption: "Chicago - boating from base of Boulevard Bridge (city recreational scene).

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A boater in a canoe moves along the right side of a small island on the Du Page River near Hinsdale.Photo caption: "Recreation - island in DuPage River, forest preserve district, near Hinsdale, Ill."

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Large crowds swim at Centennial Beach in Naperville, a public swimming facility constructed out of a former stone quarry.Photo caption: "Recreation - pool built from an old stone quarry, Naperville, Ill."

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People watch a diver jump from a diving board while waiting for their turn at Centennial Beach in Naperville.Photo caption: "Recreation - landscaped quarry pool, Naperville, Ill."

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The Chicago skyline rises to the left of Lake Shore Drive when looking north from the front steps of the Field Museum.Photo caption: "Chicago - skyline from Field Museum north."

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A woman walks her dog past several staircases on the snow and ice covered sidewalks in Chicago.Photo caption: "Chicago - surviving architecture of the post-fire period - snow on railings."

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A young child looks at a hookah, also known as a water pipe, on the floor in front of two adults sitting at a table using it.Photo caption: "Greek series - child and water pipe."
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