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The Edward Hopper Cafe: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 10:44pm.
April 1936. "Sunday dinner. Jackson, Ohio." 35mm nitrate negative by Theodor Jung, Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Lady on the left
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 1:51pm.
Not paying attention to the other two and their laughter.....her mind is somewhere else. I wonder where.
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