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The Law of God: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 1:55pm.
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February 1939. "Child of migrant sitting by kitchen cabinet in tent home near Edinburg, Texas." Ten Commandments, meet Jersey Creamery. Medium-format negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
Tom Sawyer!
Submitted by Jazznocracy on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 5:58pm.
Shorpyites loving noticing the details in these pics. The one I noticed is the jar of Tom Sawyer Peanut Butter. Looks like that jar is now serving to hold drippings. And I wonder of the curtain under the table is made from feed sack material.
"The Last Say Commandments"
Submitted by Dash Riprock on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 9:01pm.
There is what appears to be a little tag, just below the white card at the top, directly above his head. It says, "The Last Say Commandments".
[It reads "The Last Six Commandments. - tterrace]
Same guy?
Submitted by StefanJ on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 1:23pm.
Looks like this little guy. Right down to the scab on the nose.
[I don't think so, unless he'd been to the salon for a dye job. - tterrace]
Color shift? One outdoor photo in sunlight, one indoor photo with flashlight? Maybe some funny trick from sunlight filtered through the tent fabric?
Well, I admit, the shape of the face seems to be somewhat off as well. On the other hand, same time, same state, same photographer.
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