Photos Of A Typical Saturday Afternoon In London Ohio 1938

In 1938, Ben Shahn (1898-1969), a photographer with the Farm Security Administration, took a Saturday afternoon stroll around London, Ohio, taking pictures of the people and places he saw. The result is a view of a typical day in 1938 America:

 

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London Ohio 1938 vintage retro

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London, Ohio 1938

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