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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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Albert M. Bender, artist,
Chicago: Illinois WPA Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941].
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Verona, New Jersey. Sewing the edge of an American flag at the Annin Flag Company.
Marjory Collins, photographer,
1943.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

6-year Old Jewel Walker. Location: Comanche County—[Geronimo], Oklahoma,
Lewis W. Hine, photographer,
1916.
Prints and Photographers, Library of Congress

A young Man’s Opportunity for Work, Play, Study & Health
Albert M. Bender, artist,
Chicago: Illinois WPA Art Project, [1941]
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
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