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Peewee Posse: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:34pm.
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Summer 1936. "Dalworthington Gardens, Texas." Half-pints in ten-gallon hats in a "subsistence homestead project" established under the authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act. Photo by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
Barefoot
Submitted by brucemaniscalco on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 7:47pm.
Growing up in south Texas, these kids are doing what we always did. Walk everywhere, even over summer hot gravel barefoot.
Still semi-rural
Submitted by Born40YearsTooLate on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 3:54pm.
While surrounded by the city of Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens itself it still somewhat semi-rural, but now many of the homes are larger custom homes, along with some older homes, on lots an acre or larger.
Nice '36 Photo
Submitted by Flatbush on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 12:34pm.
My parents were both out of the nineteen-teens and did that thing called "The Great Depression" as young adults. Finally, we get to see some rural kids who appear clean, well-fed and happy, albeit with government help.
Oh my
Submitted by Ice gang on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 12:08pm.
Do I miss those clouds and the prairie sky, it took me 5 years to learn to paint them in watercolor, then I moved to the coast, memories.
Paper Moon
Submitted by Cuneo on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 10:32am.
Had this been described as an establishing shot for the movie, "Paper Moon," I would have believed it.
I Can Tell You One Thing
Submitted by wabash51 on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 10:02am.
It doesn't look like that now. As a "suburb" of Arlington, Texas, it's surrounded by a metropolitan area of millions of people.
Looks Like a Lustron
Submitted by 510Russ on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 9:42am.
The style of first full house visible on the left anticipates the Lustron house, which would not debut for another decade.
Where's Atticus?
Submitted by gen81465 on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:42pm.
The two in the middle look like Jem & Scout from "To Kill A Mockingbird"
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