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Payday on the Levee: 1906

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:54pm.
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New Orleans circa 1906. "Payday on the levee." Don't spend it all in one place. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

New Orleans circa 1906. "Payday on the levee." Don't spend it all in one place. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

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Stymie

Submitted by Bink on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 5:18pm.

Waits patiently by the Worcestershire.

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Priorities

Submitted by Scottyb on Sun, 02/27/2011 - 5:14pm.

They'll probably spend a large portion of their pay on whiskey and women, and waste the rest.

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Being Green

Submitted by Calamitus on Sat, 02/26/2011 - 5:45pm.

I take it they recycle their rainwater?

[Cisterns were big back then. - Dave]

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Dirty Dancing and the nun's ruler

Submitted by OTY on Sat, 02/26/2011 - 2:02pm.

Anyone who has ever been to a teen dance at a parochial school in the 50's will remember that dancing partners had to dance far enough apart for the chaperone/nun to fit a 12-inch ruler between the couples' chests, lest anyone get evil thoughts. The nun in this photo does not seem concerned about that even though this line of anxious money recipients would be considered dirty dancing or 'grinding' which is totally forbidden at most school dances today. I'm puzzled by the nun in this picture but this is another stellar example from Shorpy of the inspiration their photos provide for fiction writers. Thanks Dave for this great picture. I'm lovin' it.

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Close Quarters

Submitted by Don Jay on Sat, 02/26/2011 - 7:23am.

Obviously these men waiting to get paid have no fear of pickpockets, since they are probably penniless temporarily.

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Why wait.

Submitted by dustboyjetski on Sat, 02/26/2011 - 6:42am.

Didn't these guys ever hear of direct deposit?

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No Cutting in That Line

Submitted by TerryN on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 6:36pm.

Curious why the people in line feel the need to hang onto each other.

[It might have something to do with the photographer, and the size of this photograph. - Dave]

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Something for the palate

Submitted by Greycat on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 3:31pm.

Lee & Perrins? Makers of the Worcestershire Sauce I use on my steaks? Interesting and tasty too!

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Payday II

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 2:56pm.

An alternate version. The nun has moved! Also note little girl. Click to enlarge.

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Union Station, NOLA

Submitted by cnik70 on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 2:39pm.

This would be Union Station in New Orleans that serviced the Southern Pacific railway (opened on June 1, 1892). it was demolished in 1954 and replaced by the current New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.

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Payday

Submitted by Thad Robinson on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 2:27pm.

I would guess that a substantial portion of the funds disbursed here will be divided between dice and the bottle, that counts as more than one place.

That's an eager looking line.

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