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Asleep on His Feet: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 6:15pm.
Summer 1938. "Negro asleep. Florence County, South Carolina." 3¼x4¼ negative in the FSA archive attributed to "Cox, photographer." View full size.
Maybe it's something in the water
Submitted by michaeljy on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 11:08am.
I live in Florence, and I had to retire 17 years ago due to narcolepsy. I come from a long line of narcoleptics, and they all were from Florence County or nearby.
Same skill as sleeping on a broom handle.
Submitted by jeepster4 on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 10:44pm.
He'd find that skill useful in the army. I know I did some 20 years later.
Narcolepsy?
Submitted by noelani on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 8:12pm.
Either that or he had been working way too long!
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