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"The Women" company: arrival in Sydney from Melbourne, January 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jan 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection

A low voltage board destined for Turku broadcasting station in the courtyard of Fabianinkatu radio house, ca. 1939.
Taken 1 Jan 1939
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle

Aerial view of Johnsonville, Wellington, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
National Library NZ on The Commons

Aerial view of Rongotai, Wellington, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
National Library NZ on The Commons

Basalt spire located near South Cascade Glacier off of West Fork of Agnes Creek
Taken some time in 1939
UW Digital Collections

Basketball champions, Emanuel Cohen Center
Taken some time in 1939
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Björsund, Södermanland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1939
Swedish National Heritage Board

Bowen Methodist Church, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Brisbane River and Story Bridge, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Brisbane's Story Bridge under construction, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

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Taken some time in 1939
Costică Acsinte Archive

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Taken some time in 1939
Costică Acsinte Archive

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Taken some time in 1939
Costică Acsinte Archive

Chamberlain and Il Duce
Taken some time in Jan 1939
The National Archives UK

Chevrolet delivery van, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Children at Beth El Synagogue Nursery School practicing the candle blessing for Shabbat
Taken some time in 1939
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

City Service Station, Mackay, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Construction of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Cuba Street, Wellington, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
National Library NZ on The Commons

Cuba Street, Wellington, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
National Library NZ on The Commons

De Havilland aircraft factory, Rongotai, Wellington, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
National Library NZ on The Commons

Domenico Caristi with wife and children, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Double Bay Recreation and Social Club members
Taken some time in 1939
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Dr. Graham Croll and R.A. Hartley discussing details of their epic health survey trip into the Far North, 1939
Taken some time in Jan 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Education Building at the Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Erection of the lower spans of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Firestone Exhibit at the Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Floriculture Building at the Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Florida Gold Exhibit at the Florida Orange Festival
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Forest remains after a bushfire, Icy Creek, Victoria, 1939 / Bill, M.E.
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons

Fred and Violet Holtzman in the office of the Tampa Municipal Trailer Park
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Heissdampflokomotive Baureihe 41
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

Highlands Citrus Growers Exhibit at the Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Home of the Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Jäder, Södermanland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1939
Swedish National Heritage Board

Jewish Community Center Youth Night Dance
Taken some time in 1939
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Klein Brothers (MSA)
Taken some time in 1939
MissouriStateArchives

Lake Atitlan: Solola, Guatemala
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Lake County Exhibit at Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Longford Castle, England, UK
Taken some time in 1939
Swedish National Heritage Board

Lufkin Foundry and Machine Co., Lufkin, Texas. Machinery Manufacturers Since 1900
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

Lycksele, Lappland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1939
Swedish National Heritage Board

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt in Brisbane, Queensland
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Negro going in colored entrance of movie house on Saturday afternoon, Belzoni, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi (LOC)
Taken some time in 1939
The Library of Congress

Newry Island near Mackay, Queensland, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

P. Rico - Morrow Castle
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

Parade at the Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Portrait of Kid Young [Leo White] in boxing gown and shorts
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons

Puerto Rico 1939, Gov. Leahy
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

Puerto Rico, Camp Buchanan
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

Raiford State Prison baseball team
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Slussen, Stockholm, Sweden
Taken some time in 1939
Swedish National Heritage Board

Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1939
Swedish National Heritage Board

Story Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, 1939
Taken some time in 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Swimmers during learn to swim week, at a suburban swimming pool, probably Wellington region, ca 1939
Taken some time in 1939
National Library NZ on The Commons

Tampa Municipal Trailer Park
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

The drama of the heavens--Adler Planetarium, operated by Chicago Park District (LOC)
Taken some time in 1939
The Library of Congress

The Palladian Bridge at Wilton House, England, UK
Taken some time in 1939
Swedish National Heritage Board

The Palladian Bridge at Wilton House, England, UK
Taken some time in 1939
Swedish National Heritage Board

Trapeze performer at the Florida Orange Festival: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

What’s the story here? (LOC)
Taken some time in 1939
The Library of Congress

Young man digging beside Dr Charles Duguid, Adelaide?, South Australia, 1939 [transparency].
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons

Young women on bicycles
Taken some time in Jan 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

[''Borinquen'', Puerto Rico]
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Airmen and women with Grumman G-21 Goose, Puerto Rico]
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Crowd Behind Iron Barricades]
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Goose]
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Locomotive No. 360, Freidrich Krupp AG]
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Photograph of a woman and child] arriving at the day nursery.
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons

[Photograph of child standing in cot] impatiently waiting for his dinner.
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons

[Portrait of Zutty Singleton and Adele Girard, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., ca. 1939] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1939
The Library of Congress

[Sampan with Warships and Sailboats]
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[Shoreline, Puerto Rico]
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

[US Customs Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico]
Taken some time in 1939
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

Hat fashions at the Roney Plaza Hotel
Taken 6 Jan 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Hat fashions at the Roney Plaza Hotel
Taken 6 Jan 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Message of President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning national health, 01/23/1939 (page 1 of 4)
Taken 23 Jan 1939
The U.S. National Archives

Message of President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning national health, 01/23/1939 (page 2 of 4)
Taken 23 Jan 1939
The U.S. National Archives

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Taken 24 Jan 1939
Costică Acsinte Archive

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Taken 24 Jan 1939
Costică Acsinte Archive

Kronprinsesse Märtha og Prins Harald, 28. januar 1939
Taken 28 Jan 1939
National Library of Norway

Actress Mary Maguire on the cover of The Queenslander, February 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Earl and Countess Beatty; luncheon at Hotel Australia, Sydney, February 1939 / potographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection

Joan Valerie Seated on Automobile, Lambert Airfield (MSA)
Taken some time in Feb 1939
MissouriStateArchives

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Passage to the Congo in 1939
Taken some time in Feb 1939
Liberas / Liberaal Archief

Premier Bertram Stevens and his cabinet in his office, Colonial Secretary's Building, Sydney, 29 February 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection

"The Women" Co. girls on Tamarama beach, 2 February 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken 2 Feb 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection

Griffin boys with their guitars - Jacksonville
Taken 7 Feb 1939
State Library and Archives of Florida

Saint Patrick's Day parade, 1930s, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection

Saint Patrick's Day parade, c. 1930s by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection