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The Wonder of It All: 1938

October 1938. "Boys at the National Rice Festival parade. Crowley, Louisiana." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

October 1938. "Boys at the National Rice Festival parade. Crowley, Louisiana." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

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Small Town

Crowley couldn't have been a very big place in 1938 (or 2012 for that matter.) Perhaps someone from there actually knew these guys and could provide their story; I also agree that the 2 on the left are very likely brothers.

A case of conjoined twins

with older brother as escort sporting teeth as nice as photos in a dentist's office.

The Middle boy

I suspect from his lack of expression, that the middle boy is blind and the boy on the left is explaining what's happening.

A Woman to Blame

I believe the guys are trying to impress, amuse or aggravate a girl or a group of girls just out of the picture. All worthy causes for boys of that age group.

Theories

The rice straw is most probably on a float, as in the picture of the contestants. So these boys were either on a float or next to one. Given the pose, and the laughing third boy, I think they were hamming it up for the camera. Perhaps an exaggerated gaze and stance which drew a chuckle from number three.

[It's a fence lining the parade route. - Dave]

Hmmm

They look very much like brothers!!!

3 of a kind

They look like brothers to me.

The Rice Festival is still held in Crowley, La.

Look! Up in the sky!

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's....

Enchanting

I'd bet a pound of Popcorn rice that this is their first date.

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