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18 Kansas City from Politics, Farming, & the Law Thomas Hart Benton, 1936 Kansas City from Politics, Farming, & the Law Thomas Hart Benton, 1936

19 The Annual Move by Otis Dozier, 1936

20 Construction of the Dam by William Gropper

21 Women of Flint, MI by Joseph Varak

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32 The Cradle Will Rock, 1937 Orson Welles & John Houseman The theater, when it’s good, is always dangerous!

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