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Newsstand. Omaha, Nebraska – Vintage Wall Art

Newsstand. Omaha, Nebraska, 1938 Nov. — historic photograph
Newsstand. Omaha, Nebraska, 1938 Nov.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Newsstand. Omaha, Nebraska in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Newsstand. Omaha, Nebraska

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Few details beyond the caption survive, but it places this newsstand in Omaha, the county seat of Douglas County on the Missouri River, in November 1938. The picture comes from the Farm Security Administration's documentary project, which during the Depression sent photographers to record American streets, storefronts and everyday routines as well as farms. Newsstands of that era were busy corners where people bought papers, scanned headlines and kept up with local and national events. The image survives as a safety film negative, a format common in the 1930s.

Created / published1938 Nov.
Medium1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
GenreSafety film negatives.
NotesTitle and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
SubjectsUnited States--Nebraska--Douglas County--Omaha.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,120 × 4,051 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-199181

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