Greenhills, Ohio

They might want to keep an eye on what’s going on behind them.

Swingset at Greenhills, Ohio, ca. 1938, probably by John Vachon for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Greenhills, Ohio, was one of three “Greenbelt Towns” built between 1935 and 1938 by the U.S. Resettlement Administration. (The other two are Greenbelt, Maryland, and Greendale, Wisconsin.) There are more Library of Congress photos of Greenhills here.

Vincennes, Indiana

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Hollyhocks in Vincennes, Indiana, July 1941, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

The Sunday porch: Vincennes, Indiana

Sunday afternoon on the front porch, Vincennes, Indiana, July 1941, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Nice striped socks.

Interrupted by visitors.
At least it looks like he didn’t have to leave his book and go inside with them.

North Dakota

no-dakota-fence-j-vachon-1940-library-of-congress“Fence on large farm in Red River Valley, Cass County, North Dakota,” October 1940, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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Cincinnati, Ohio

Fire Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio, Library of CongressFire prevention week in Cincinnati, Ohio,” October 1938, by John Vachon for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.