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Doesn't Cotton: 1936

May 1936. " 'Damned if we'll work for what they pay folks hereabouts.' Crittenden County, Arkansas. Cotton workers on the road, carrying all they possess in the world." Photo by Carl Mydans, Resettlement Administration. View full size.

May 1936. " 'Damned if we'll work for what they pay folks hereabouts.' Crittenden County, Arkansas. Cotton workers on the road, carrying all they possess in the world." Photo by Carl Mydans, Resettlement Administration. View full size.

 

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or maybe...

Or maybe the man has a tough job, digging ditches, hauling heavy stuff, toting and heaving? Jobs like that are rough on clothes, and if you are broke sometimes there is not a lot you can do to keep your clothes mended. It takes money (for needles, thread, and even light to mend at night), time, and energy to mend clothes.

In this photo, speaking as a person who has made her own clothes, it looks like both of them are equally dressed. Not fancy, not brand new, but clean and together.

I hope they made out ok.

Ladies First!

One thing I've noticed in these photos is that regardless of their poverty level, the ladies almost ALWAYS look better; meaning.. their clothes are cleaner, neater etc.

The guys always look shabby, with ripped and torn clothes, hats shoes etc.

I wonder whether the ladies just cared more about their appearance, or did the men just want their ladies to look better, allowing them to spend their hard earned money on things for herself rather than themselves?

As a matter of fact, don't husbands of today do the same?

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