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The Wayfarer: 1939

Submitted by Dave on Sun, 11/25/2007 - 5:55pm.
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The Wayfarer: 1939

February 1939. "On U.S. 99 between Bakersfield and the Ridge, en route to San Diego. Migrant man shaving by roadside." View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.

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The Ridge Route

Submitted by James on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 9:14pm.

I've driven 99 from Bakersfield south many times, and even did the Ridge Route once (open only in summer, and you'll probably not meet a soul). So this one really struck home for me.

 

We come with the dust

Submitted by Steve from AZ on Sun, 11/25/2007 - 10:24pm.

On the edge of your cities you'll see me and then,
I come with the dust and I've gone with the wind.

- Woody Guthrie

 

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