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Country Store: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 2:34pm.
July 1939. "Daughter of white tobacco sharecropper at country store. Person County, North Carolina." The rustic emporium seen earlier here and here. Medium-format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange. View full size.
Where are the dogs?
Submitted by sjack on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 4:13pm.
Shouldn't there be a couple of coon hounds hanging out beneath the porch? That's where they can usually be found. Also, I really like the two front pillars; they make the place look really rustic.
Bargain Gas?
Submitted by PersonFromPorlock on Sun, 11/18/2012 - 9:53pm.
Interestingly, the .22/gallon gas inflation-adjusts to almost exactly today's price-per-gallon. And that, in cars that got 17 mpg and were worn out after 80-100,000 miles. No wonder they didn't drive much!
Budding Enterprise
Submitted by swbailey on Sun, 11/18/2012 - 9:33am.
So this is the type of business our young Shorpy went into? Whodathunk it?
Branding.
Submitted by Masque on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 3:45pm.
Ah, but whose name do I see on that sign at the top? Ingenious!
Shorpy Store
Submitted by Rita on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 3:09pm.
Nicely done! I read the rest of the signs as well
NC tobacco anyone?
Submitted by TarHeelV on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 2:56pm.
The influence of tobacco on the local NC economy is amazingly prevalent here. I count 14 different advertisements/placards for tobacco products on the building. As a North Carolinian, I am acutely aware of the impact of the golden leaf on our history and economy and this photo shows that rather vividly.
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