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October 1939. "Carl Higgins family, tenant purchase borrowers, on the porch of their farmstead in Mesa County, Colorado." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
The house is painted and everybody has shoes.
There is a reason that Gisele Bündchen is paid so much to be a model. Rothstein got so much beauty out of very regular looking folks. He was a genius.
It looks like his little guy has a matching outfit. Very cute!
I'm guessing Dad just got home from a hard day’s work. Time to relax and spend quality time with his family & dog. It seems Dad is glad to see his little guy. Nice to see the photographer caught this moment.
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