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1950s – 1980s Along the Silk Road Markets, monuments and villages from Afghanistan to Southeast Asia. 1900s – 1910s City in Motion Streetcars, skyscrapers, railway terminals and changing urban landscapes at the dawn of modernity. 1970s North Africa Mosques, street scenes and people from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. 1900s Old New York Broadway, Brooklyn and Grand Central in the age of streetcars and steam. 1850s – 1910s Ottoman Istanbul Mosques, palaces, fountains and boatmen of the Ottoman capital, 1855–1912. 1880s – 1930s Rails Across America Bridges, tracks and frontier towns along the lines, 1880s–1930s 1940s Street Life Carts, markets and passers-by: ordinary days, extraordinary records. 1930s The American Roadside Roadside businesses, abandoned automobiles, improvised transport and the changing landscape of American travel. 1950s The Color Film Era Original color slides from four continents, 1940s–1990s. 1930s – 1940s The Depression Years Farm workers, small towns and city streets, seen by America’s great documentary photographers. 1940s – 1950s The Harvest Years Harvests, field labour and traditional farming practices captured across different countries and generations. 1900s – 1930s Winter Scenes Snow-covered streets, frozen rivers and cold-weather life.
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Threshing fields in a village near Tabriz. Iran. 1950-1955 Threshing fields in a village near Tabriz. Iran. 1950-1955 Delaware Avenue, foot of Market Street. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1900-1910 Delaware Avenue, foot of Market Street. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1900-1910 Capitol building. Salt Lake City, Utah. August 1959 Capitol building. Salt Lake City, Utah. August 1959

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