Many wonderful photos at the Library of Congress American Memory site, "from the Great Depression to World War 2" (via - thanks Damian). Some of my favourites (click to enlarge):
In the roundhouse at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, Chicago:
Proviso Railroad Yard, Chicago:
At the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit:
And the Pennsylvania Rail Road Ore Docks:
That loco shop pic is beautiful! Evocative, elusive, eloquent.
Posted by: DaninVan | February 07, 2007 at 08:30 PM
There are a number of wonderful exhibitions at the wider Library of Congress site. This one is incredible: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/ . Reconstructed colour photos of pre-revolutionary Russia! Look at these incredibly clear images of people, buildings, machines which seem as if they could have been taken yesterday and reflect that the oldest are one hundred years old.
Posted by: Adrian Stanley | February 08, 2007 at 11:31 AM