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[REV 25-NOV-2014]
Vintage photos of:
February 1940. Muskogee County, Oklahoma. "Farm boy eating pie which he bought at auction and which was made by the girl with whom he is sitting." Sometimes a delicious cherry pie is only the first course. Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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My grandparents met this way; my grandmother was Amish and my Scottish grandfather paid a HUGE price to purchase her box lunch. Violet decorated her box lunch with daisies so that Milton would know which one to bid on at the box social.
It's noteworthy that he is using a fork. He's the farm guy. She's sorta gussied up and is eating her slice with her hands. Is that lady-like?
Maybe he's just banking points.
Her real thought bubble is: "What's with that pinky nail? This guy ain't no farmer."
Time spent in and around Columbus, GA enables me to identify the combination of clean bib overalls with a knitted sweater-vest and a white shirt as a clear indication that this pie auction was a formal affair.
in a new pair of overalls, any one know the label brand?
[Um... Tuf Nut? - tterrace]
Looks like she's got another pie on her head.
I sense budding romance. Thought balloons...
She: "He's handsome, paid $5 for my pie, and commented on how good it was. Hmmm, if he'd just lose that awful sweater-vest, we could be a hot number."
He: "Mmmm, pie."
The metaphors and double entendres are nearly limitless with this picture. Better leave it alone.
Sometimes, that's all you should say.
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