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Curb Service: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 2:53pm.
November 1937. "Curb service -- Newport News, Virginia." Two cheeseburgers and one mouse sandwich, coming right up. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Could be wrong
Submitted by Don Struke on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 6:47am.
But it looks as if Big John has served his last curb, so to speak. The joint seems to be abandoned and someone better tell the cat. The two palookas will move on soon enough.
Curb service
Submitted by MikeLeone on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 6:01am.
I get it - these guys are sitting on the curb, waiting for service. An early example of "truth in advertising", no doubt.
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