Americana

A collection of 11 Posts

Firing A Punt Gun (1923) post image

Firing A Punt Gun (1923)

We look at a strange, divisive and forgotten weapon that was banned in the USA but tolerated in Great Britain

Riding With A Montana Rancher (1939) post image

Riding With A Montana Rancher (1939)

Louis D. Hall explores the history behind one of Arthur Rothstein's finest photographs

Jack Delano In Pittsburgh's Mill District (1941) post image

Jack Delano In Pittsburgh's Mill District (1941)

We search for the source of this classic image by one of twentieth century's great documentary photographers

The Origins of the Culture War with James Shapiro post image

The Origins of the Culture War with James Shapiro

The origins of today's Culture Wars can be found in the 1930s, argues James Shapiro

A View Of Mulberry Street In New York City (1900) post image

A View Of Mulberry Street In New York City (1900)

A glimpse into Manhattan's teeming streets at the turn of the twentieth century

A Blacksmith in Illinois post image

A Blacksmith in Illinois

Bert Wikle was a member of the German-American Community in the early twentieth century

A Very American Santa Claus post image

A Very American Santa Claus

Emily Kern traces the provenance of a modern folk hero

Greene County Fair, 1941 post image

Greene County Fair, 1941

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

A Public Domain Halloween post image

A Public Domain Halloween

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

The [Untitled Photo] Series: Suburbia post image

The [Untitled Photo] Series: Suburbia

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

Warped Portraits of the 1930s post image

Warped Portraits of the 1930s

Weird headshots from the American Federal Theatre Project