Bygone Americana

American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, circa 1940.
By W. Eugene Smith

American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, circa 1940.

By W. Eugene Smith

(Source: magnumphotos.com)

Teenagers at the record store. West Grove, Missouri, 1944.
By Nina Leen

Teenagers at the record store. West Grove, Missouri, 1944.

By Nina Leen

(Source: images.google.com)

Rachel Karumi, one of many evacuated Japanese children who attended Raphael Weill Public School in San Francisco, 1942.

Rachel Karumi, one of many evacuated Japanese children who attended Raphael Weill Public School in San Francisco, 1942.

(Source: wodumedia.com)

Ella Watson’s Grandchildren, 1942.
By Gordon Parks

Ella Watson’s Grandchildren, 1942.

By Gordon Parks

(Source: weinstein-gallery.com)

Awaiting the evacuation bus. Centerville, California, 1942.
By Dorothea Lange

Awaiting the evacuation bus. Centerville, California, 1942.

By Dorothea Lange

(Source: commons.wikimedia.org)

University of California students at the Assembly Center in Sacramento awaiting transfer, 1942.
By Dorothea Lange

University of California students at the Assembly Center in Sacramento awaiting transfer, 1942.

By Dorothea Lange

(Source: commons.wikimedia.org)

High school graduation. Mansfield, Ohio, 1941.
By Alfred Eisenstaedt

High school graduation. Mansfield, Ohio, 1941.

By Alfred Eisenstaedt

(Source: images.google.com)

In front of a grocery store two days before evacuation. Florin, California, 1942.
By Dorothea Lange

In front of a grocery store two days before evacuation. Florin, California, 1942.

By Dorothea Lange

(Source: commons.wikimedia.org)

Staten Island Ferry Commuters, 1944.
By Gordon Parks

Staten Island Ferry Commuters, 1944.

By Gordon Parks

(Source: weinstein-gallery.com)

Brooklyn, 1949.
By Ralph Morse

Brooklyn, 1949.

By Ralph Morse

(Source: images.google.com)