John Vachon: In the Heartland: Flight

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Boy hopping freight train, Dubuque, Iowa, April 1940

Man in hobo jungle killing turtle to make soup, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 1939

Man in hobo jungle, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 1939

Man in hobo jungle, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 1939

Unemployed men in Gateway District, Minneapolis, September 1939

Child who lives on the other side of the tracks, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 1939

Railroad depot, Grand Island, Nebraska, November 1938

Unemployed man, Omaha, Nebraska, November 1938

Farm wife waiting in the car while her husband attends auction, Oskaloosa, Kansas, October 1938

Boys playing with bows and arrows near railroad yards, Dubuque, Iowa, April 1940

Car belonging to "white spot" enthusiast ("...the white spot of the nation, no luxury tax, no bonded debt, highways all paid for..."), Omaha, Nebraska, November 1938

Boy with family belongings in automobile, Yates Center, Kansas, October 1938

Photos by John Vachon (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)