It's a chilly January 1941, and photographer Jack Delano is still in the Pittsburgh area:

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"Main street in the steel town of Midland, Pennsylvania."

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"One of the houses in the Negro quarter of Rochester, Pennsylvania. Abandoned glass works in background."

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"Workers' houses near Pittsburgh Crucible Steel Company in Midland, Pennsylvania." 

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"Negro church in mill district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
[Photos: Shorpy/Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration]

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