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People's Bookstore Storefront
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Storefront of the People's Bookstore showing a Lincoln and Jefferson display. An awning is over the adjacent smoke shop on the left, and on the exterior wall near the windows is a Coca-Cola sign over a peanut or candy dispenser. On the right is a storefront of a cobbler.
1940
Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer)
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People's Book Store Shelves
1943
Inside of the People's Bookstore. Bookshelves, counters and cabinets of leftist books. Some titles are visible including Battle for Asia, Women in the Soviet East and History of the American Revolu...
People's Bookstore Magazine Shelves
1940
Interior of the People's Bookstore. Close-up of magazine and pamphlet shelves with many titles visible. Titles include "The History of the Communist Manifesto," "History of Anarchism in Russia," "T...
Art Welstenholine
Art Welstenholine speaking into a microphone on a sidewalk in front of a bakery. A small group surrounds him and he is looking into the camera.
Portrait of photographer Edmund Eisenscher
circa 1940-1949
Edmund Eisenscher (1909-1995), posing with his dog.
United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration
July 13, 1946
Decorated truck driven by Leonard Greachowiak through downtown in a United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration. The beribboned pickup displays a sign that reads "Butter 81¢ .lb Steak $1.45 .lb". A ...
Portrait of Photographer Edmund Eisenscher
April 1948
Portrait of photographer Edmund Eisenscher.
