NPR: Robert Frank At Work (original) (raw)

"Guggenheim 340/Americans 18 and 19 - New Orleans, 11/1/1955" Frank shot this roll of film in New Orleans in November, 1955. It contains two images, numbered 13 and 16 in the row outlined in red, that made Frank's final cut for The Americans. Photo number 16, "Trolley--New Orleans," became famous as The Americans' cover image.