Exhibit of Old Pictures -- Reno: Biggest Little City in the World

The Nevada Historical Society launched a new permanent exhibit on the history of Reno at its Changing Gallery, next to the University of Nevada, Reno campus. NHS is at 1650 N. Virginia Street. For more information, call (775) 688-1190

Walker Evans Picture - Church, Southeast US

This 1936 picture is from Walker Evans' series for the Farm Security Administration. Evans photographed many rural churches across the South. This and other Walker Evans prints are available from Argent Editions.

Prices start at $49 for 8x10.

Black History | Musicians in New Iberia, Louisiana

Original Title: Negro musicians playing accordion and washboard in automobile, near New Iberia, Louisiana
Photographer: Russell Lee
Date: October 1938

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Cotton Picking Day Laborers

Day Laborers Waiting to be Paid for Cotton Picking

Photographer: Marion Post Wolcott
Date: October, 1939

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"Colored" Water Fountain - Old Russell Lee Picture

Original Title: Negro drinking at "Colored" water cooler in streetcar terminal
Photographer: Russell Lee
Date: July, 1939

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Medicine Show, Strange 1935 Picture

Medicine Show Performer by Ben Shahn in 1935, is an odd image of an African American man in black face preparing for a medicine show in Huntingdon, Tennessee.

Argent Editions is always on the lookout for odd and wonderful pictures from the American past. We're not sure what to make if this one except to say that it's eye-catching but a little peculiar.