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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work force in Yosemite National Park, 1935
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work force in Yosemite National Park, 1935

EVB2943802: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work force in Yosemite National Park, 1935 / Bridgeman Images

CCC Boxing team of Company 2603, Danville, Illinois, 1936-39. They were in a segregated African American Civilian Conservation Corps unit
CCC Boxing team of Company 2603, Danville, Illinois, 1936-39. They were in a segregated African American Civilian Conservation Corps unit

EVB2943805: CCC Boxing team of Company 2603, Danville, Illinois, 1936-39. They were in a segregated African American Civilian Conservation Corps unit / Bridgeman Images

Francis Townsend at NBC microphones, c. 1939. After the 1935 Social Security Act was passed, Townsend urged for more generous benefits
Francis Townsend at NBC microphones, c. 1939. After the 1935 Social Security Act was passed, Townsend urged for more generous benefits

EVB2943810: Francis Townsend at NBC microphones, c. 1939. After the 1935 Social Security Act was passed, Townsend urged for more generous benefits / Bridgeman Images

WPA workers at Singer power sewing machines, Dec. 1936. Photo by Lewis Hine
WPA workers at Singer power sewing machines, Dec. 1936. Photo by Lewis Hine

EVB2943822: WPA workers at Singer power sewing machines, Dec. 1936. Photo by Lewis Hine, Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940) / Bridgeman Images

Henrietta Nesbitt, housekeeper for the FDR White House. Her severe economy and lack of culinary skills resulted in boring food for White House residents and guests from 1933 to 1945
Henrietta Nesbitt, housekeeper for the FDR White House. Her severe economy and lack of culinary skills resulted in boring food for White House residents and guests from 1933 to 1945

EVB2943823: Henrietta Nesbitt, housekeeper for the FDR White House. Her severe economy and lack of culinary skills resulted in boring food for White House residents and guests from 1933 to 1945 / Bridgeman Images

'Feeding the unemployed.' Illustration of the American Red Cross' distribution of food across the U.S. in 1930. During the early years of the Great Depression, the Red Cross administered relief according to its 1900 Congressional mandate
'Feeding the unemployed.' Illustration of the American Red Cross' distribution of food across the U.S. in 1930. During the early years of the Great Depression, the Red Cross administered relief according to its 1900 Congressional mandate

EVB2943857: 'Feeding the unemployed.' Illustration of the American Red Cross' distribution of food across the U.S. in 1930. During the early years of the Great Depression, the Red Cross administered relief according to its 1900 Congressional mandate / Bridgeman Images

Fashionably dressed African Americans walking on a Harlem street in 1940. Unknown Photographer
Fashionably dressed African Americans walking on a Harlem street in 1940. Unknown Photographer

EVB2943869: Fashionably dressed African Americans walking on a Harlem street in 1940. Unknown Photographer / Bridgeman Images

African American children playing on the sidewalk in Chicago, April 1941
African American children playing on the sidewalk in Chicago, April 1941

EVB2943876: African American children playing on the sidewalk in Chicago, April 1941 / Bridgeman Images

Malt beverages delivered in kegs to a bar and cabaret in NYC, 1928 (b/w photo)
Malt beverages delivered in kegs to a bar and cabaret in NYC, 1928 (b/w photo)

EVB2943884: Malt beverages delivered in kegs to a bar and cabaret in NYC, 1928 (b/w photo), American Photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), American author and creator of Tarzan stories, moved to Hollywood in 1919 to collaborate in the production of Tarzan movies
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), American author and creator of Tarzan stories, moved to Hollywood in 1919 to collaborate in the production of Tarzan movies

EVB2932690: Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), American author and creator of Tarzan stories, moved to Hollywood in 1919 to collaborate in the production of Tarzan movies / Bridgeman Images

Arthur C. Clarke (born 1917), English writer of both science and science fiction, best known for his short story The Sentinel (1951), on which the film, 2001: A Space Odyssey was based
Arthur C. Clarke (born 1917), English writer of both science and science fiction, best known for his short story The Sentinel (1951), on which the film, 2001: A Space Odyssey was based

EVB2932702: Arthur C. Clarke (born 1917), English writer of both science and science fiction, best known for his short story The Sentinel (1951), on which the film, 2001: A Space Odyssey was based / Bridgeman Images

Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) French novelist and short story writer. 1869
Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) French novelist and short story writer. 1869

EVB2932709: Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) French novelist and short story writer. 1869 / Bridgeman Images

Erle Stanley Gardner, 1889-1970, based over eighty novels on his lawyer-detective character, Perry Mason. c. 1950
Erle Stanley Gardner, 1889-1970, based over eighty novels on his lawyer-detective character, Perry Mason. c. 1950

EVB2932725: Erle Stanley Gardner, 1889-1970, based over eighty novels on his lawyer-detective character, Perry Mason. c. 1950 / Bridgeman Images

H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) English novelist of adventure stories, best known for
H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) English novelist of adventure stories, best known for

EVB2932733: H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) English novelist of adventure stories, best known for "King Solomon's Mines" (1885). c. 1905 / Bridgeman Images

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), posed with Capt. Joe Russell of Key West, beside a huge hanging marlin they caught off the coast of Florida. c. 1935,
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), posed with Capt. Joe Russell of Key West, beside a huge hanging marlin they caught off the coast of Florida. c. 1935,

EVB2932736: Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), posed with Capt. Joe Russell of Key West, beside a huge hanging marlin they caught off the coast of Florida. c. 1935, / Bridgeman Images

Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) popular American novelist and playwright. 1920's portrait
Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) popular American novelist and playwright. 1920's portrait

EVB2932740: Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) popular American novelist and playwright. 1920's portrait / Bridgeman Images

Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author of classic short stories “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” in an 1851 portrait
Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author of classic short stories “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” in an 1851 portrait

EVB2932742: Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author of classic short stories “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” in an 1851 portrait / Bridgeman Images

Helen Keller (1880-1968) and her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan (1866-1936) (on right). Sullivan first taught the deaf and blind Keller in 1886, and was her link with the world until Sullivan's death in 1936
Helen Keller (1880-1968) and her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan (1866-1936) (on right). Sullivan first taught the deaf and blind Keller in 1886, and was her link with the world until Sullivan's death in 1936

EVB2932745: Helen Keller (1880-1968) and her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan (1866-1936) (on right). Sullivan first taught the deaf and blind Keller in 1886, and was her link with the world until Sullivan's death in 1936 / Bridgeman Images

Helen Keller (1880-1968) and her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan (1866-1936) (on right). Sullivan first taught the deaf and blind Keller in 1886, and was her link with the world until Sullivan's death in 1936
Helen Keller (1880-1968) and her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan (1866-1936) (on right). Sullivan first taught the deaf and blind Keller in 1886, and was her link with the world until Sullivan's death in 1936

EVB2932746: Helen Keller (1880-1968) and her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan (1866-1936) (on right). Sullivan first taught the deaf and blind Keller in 1886, and was her link with the world until Sullivan's death in 1936 / Bridgeman Images

Ken Kesey (1935-2001) author of
Ken Kesey (1935-2001) author of

EVB2932747: Ken Kesey (1935-2001) author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1962), made into a film starring Jack Nicholson in 1975 / Bridgeman Images

Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scottish poet and novelist best known for his collections of fairy tales. He translated Homer and advanced classical studies
Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scottish poet and novelist best known for his collections of fairy tales. He translated Homer and advanced classical studies

EVB2932748: Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scottish poet and novelist best known for his collections of fairy tales. He translated Homer and advanced classical studies / Bridgeman Images

Archibald MacLeish (1892-1992), man of letters, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: 1932 for non-fiction; 1952 for poetry; 1958 for drama
Archibald MacLeish (1892-1992), man of letters, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: 1932 for non-fiction; 1952 for poetry; 1958 for drama

EVB2932758: Archibald MacLeish (1892-1992), man of letters, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: 1932 for non-fiction; 1952 for poetry; 1958 for drama / Bridgeman Images

Beryl Markham (1902-1986), British born emigrant to Kenya, learned to fly in the 1920's, earned her living as bush pilot, and eventually gained fame in 1936 for her solo flight from England to Canada. 1936
Beryl Markham (1902-1986), British born emigrant to Kenya, learned to fly in the 1920's, earned her living as bush pilot, and eventually gained fame in 1936 for her solo flight from England to Canada. 1936

EVB2932766: Beryl Markham (1902-1986), British born emigrant to Kenya, learned to fly in the 1920's, earned her living as bush pilot, and eventually gained fame in 1936 for her solo flight from England to Canada. 1936 / Bridgeman Images

Prosper Merimee (1803-1870) French author who wrote
Prosper Merimee (1803-1870) French author who wrote

EVB2932770: Prosper Merimee (1803-1870) French author who wrote "Carmen" (1845), about a gypsy girl's tragic romance with a soldier. The story provided the plot to Bizet's classic opera, and the 1954 movie "Carmen Jones." / Bridgeman Images

Jessica Mitford (1917-1996), an Anglo-American, began a successful writing career at mid-life. Her well aimed critiques of American society were influenced by her leftist politics
Jessica Mitford (1917-1996), an Anglo-American, began a successful writing career at mid-life. Her well aimed critiques of American society were influenced by her leftist politics

EVB2932774: Jessica Mitford (1917-1996), an Anglo-American, began a successful writing career at mid-life. Her well aimed critiques of American society were influenced by her leftist politics / Bridgeman Images

Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972) avant guard American poet and visual artist, whose work reacts against common values and materialism
Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972) avant guard American poet and visual artist, whose work reacts against common values and materialism

EVB2932785: Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972) avant guard American poet and visual artist, whose work reacts against common values and materialism / Bridgeman Images

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) American author received the Nobel Prize for Literature for 1962. His best known work,
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) American author received the Nobel Prize for Literature for 1962. His best known work,

EVB2932810: John Steinbeck (1902-1968) American author received the Nobel Prize for Literature for 1962. His best known work, "Grapes of Wrath," was made into a 1940 film starring Henry Fonda. 1966 / Bridgeman Images

Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), prominent 19th century English philosopher and editor
Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), prominent 19th century English philosopher and editor

EVB2932812: Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), prominent 19th century English philosopher and editor / Bridgeman Images

Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) American novelist, set many of his works in the Midwest. 1919
Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) American novelist, set many of his works in the Midwest. 1919

EVB2932815: Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) American novelist, set many of his works in the Midwest. 1919 / Bridgeman Images

James Thurber (1894-1961) American humorist, cartoonist and editor of the New Yorker, with actress Peggy Cass (on left) and author Joan Anderson. 1960
James Thurber (1894-1961) American humorist, cartoonist and editor of the New Yorker, with actress Peggy Cass (on left) and author Joan Anderson. 1960

EVB2932817: James Thurber (1894-1961) American humorist, cartoonist and editor of the New Yorker, with actress Peggy Cass (on left) and author Joan Anderson. 1960 / Bridgeman Images

H.G. Wells, (1866-1946) English master of science fiction, wrote several classics before 1900:
H.G. Wells, (1866-1946) English master of science fiction, wrote several classics before 1900:

EVB2932830: H.G. Wells, (1866-1946) English master of science fiction, wrote several classics before 1900: "The Time Machine," "The War of the Worlds," "The Island of Doctor Moreau," and "The Invisible Man." 1905 / Bridgeman Images

Eudora Welty (1909-2001), American novelist, wrote about small town life in the Mississippi delta. 1962
Eudora Welty (1909-2001), American novelist, wrote about small town life in the Mississippi delta. 1962

EVB2932831: Eudora Welty (1909-2001), American novelist, wrote about small town life in the Mississippi delta. 1962 / Bridgeman Images

William Whyte (1917-1999) American sociologist wrote the
William Whyte (1917-1999) American sociologist wrote the

EVB2932834: William Whyte (1917-1999) American sociologist wrote the "Organization Man" (1956) analyzing the impact of conformist corporate values on American life / Bridgeman Images

Richard Wright (1908-1960), 1957 portrait of the African-American novelist, the year he published
Richard Wright (1908-1960), 1957 portrait of the African-American novelist, the year he published

EVB2932841: Richard Wright (1908-1960), 1957 portrait of the African-American novelist, the year he published "White Man, Listen!" a collection of essays drawn from his public speaking / Bridgeman Images

James Boswell (1740-1795), author of the LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, one of the greatest English authors of the 18th century
James Boswell (1740-1795), author of the LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, one of the greatest English authors of the 18th century

EVB2932846: James Boswell (1740-1795), author of the LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, one of the greatest English authors of the 18th century / Bridgeman Images

Edna Ferber (1887-1968) American novelist and short story writer had an active career from the 1920's through the 1960's. 1960
Edna Ferber (1887-1968) American novelist and short story writer had an active career from the 1920's through the 1960's. 1960

EVB2932854: Edna Ferber (1887-1968) American novelist and short story writer had an active career from the 1920's through the 1960's. 1960 / Bridgeman Images


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