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Jan. 9 | Call for papers: Identities and Technocultures
A 2-day conference about American culture and technologies that examines how new technologies dominate and define Americaness in the US and abroad. Co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts (CESA) and the Mid-America American Studies Association (MAASA).
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Woman @ Desk
Woman @ Desk,
Harry Mellon Rhoads, photographer,
[between 1920 and 1930?].
Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library / Library of Congress
Production A-31 (“Vengeance”) Dive Bombers
Production A-31 (“Vengeance”) dive bombers. Checking part to blueprint. Here a pair of factory workers check the blueprint with a part which will go into the “Vengeance” dive bombers made at Vultee’s Nashville Division. The “Vengeance” (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force).
Alfred T. Palmer, photographer,
1943.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Litha Lowe Piecing a Quilt Top
Litha Lowe Piecing a Quilt Top,
Lyntha Scott Eiler, photographer,
1978.
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Biddick Mine
Biddick Mine, Livingston, Wis.,
Lighty Photo Co.,
1915.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
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