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[ New Search ] Movie Theater Location : San Leandro, CA Date : Apr 20, 1940 Agency : NYA Credits : Rondal Partridge (Photographer) Owner : NARA (SPB) Medium : B&W Photo Control Number : RG 119-CAL-4-190 Enlarged Image Description : Twenty years old, his high school education is over and college was never a part of his plan. His ambition is to "work into something" in the field of skilled trade. Meanwhile, odd jobs and periods of idleness. Movies provide an escape from his own sense of dislocation in society and his mind is open to their interpretations of life. The movie, "The Fighting 69th" idealizes war. Listed Under: [Photo Series][NYA Photoessays of Rondal Partridge][Hanging Around]