Interior of railroad station, Hagerstown, Maryland
One Saturday in October, 1937, Arthur Rothstein arrived in Hagerstown, Maryland (pop. 31,000). On a mission from the Farm Security Administration to record life in the city, Arthur Rothstein photographed what he saw. He popped his head into the barber’s shop, watched an open-air furniture auction, spotted men idling on the street, and showed us the shops and the goods on sale.
Furniture auction, Hagerstown, Maryland
Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday
Bulletin in railroad station, Hagerstown, Maryland
Old man at furniture auction, Hagerstown, Maryland
Barn with painted windows near Hagerstown, Maryland
Houses near the railroad. Hagerstown, Maryland
Houses near the railroad tracks. Hagerstown, Maryland
Barn on outskirts of Hagerstown, Maryland
Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, Maryland
Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, Maryland
Men on main street, Saturday afternoon, Hagerstown, Maryland
Conductor placing step for the passengers, Hagerstown, Maryland
Furniture auction, Hagerstown, Maryland
Furniture auction, Hagerstown, Maryland
Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, Maryland
Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, Maryland
Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, Maryland
Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, Maryland
Railroad bulletin, Hagerstown, Maryland
Bus terminal, Hagerstown, Maryland
Market in Hagerstown, Maryland
Furniture auction, Hagerstown, Maryland unger’s
Barbershop. Hagerstown, Maryland
Farm near Hagerstown, Maryland
Patent medicine shop. Hagerstown, Maryland
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