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On the Town: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 2:18am.
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April 1936. Three ladies out and about in Jackson, Ohio. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Theodor Jung for the Farm Security Administration.
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Young man
Submitted by Mr Mel again on Tue, 12/25/2007 - 8:49am.
The boy in the photo is too well dressed to be a working newsboy. He appears to be wearing his best for Easter or a Sunday. Probably picked up the paper at a store or newsstand and is bringing it home.
That newsboy in the back
Submitted by Charlene on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 9:48pm.
makes Easter (and Sunday) unlikely. Maybe it was a slow day.
Ugh...
Submitted by JimsShip on Fri, 12/21/2007 - 11:12pm.
The outfit on the woman on the left makes my eyes hurt.
I can only imagine what that would look like in living color.
You couldn't get away with wearing something like that these days unless you had a red rubber nose and a unicycle close by!
The little one is adorable though...
Let's go out on a limb...
Submitted by Denny on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 3:39pm.
and say it was Easter Sunday. (April 12th that year.)
Denny Gill
Chugiak, Alaska
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