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So Fresh: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 4:55pm.
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June 1941. Produce market in San Diego, California. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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The Eggplant .....
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 01/26/2008 - 7:47pm.
Well, I love supermarket and store photos and this one is great. I am wondering, however, why , in one place in the store, the Eggplant is 5 cents and in another part of the store it costs 10 cents.The two do not look different in size.
The hair style is French braid, I believe and many people do it themselves.The shoes are quite unusual, though.
1940s Hair Style
Submitted by Dewey on Sat, 01/26/2008 - 3:20pm.
I'm not knowledgeable about women's hair styles, but I like the way her hair is braided. It looks complicated and perhaps something she could not have done herself.
She takes her squash--and
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 01/26/2008 - 12:12pm.
She takes her squash--and her shoes!--seriously!
Hmmm....
Submitted by Another Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 7:34pm.
Look at those unique shoes!
security
Submitted by madelaine on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 1:55pm.
I can assure you, they didn't take the photo out of a need for security.
check out those shoes!
Shoenivore
Submitted by jonny on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 12:40pm.
What is eating her shoes?
This type of scene is so mundane, it is a wonder people thought to take the pictures, but I am SO GLAD THEY DID!
I wonder what she was thinking
Submitted by Yes, that's me, the Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:57pm.
This woman seems so intent on choosing the right vegetable that I wonder if she even knew the picture was being taken. Or maybe it was taken for security? I have no idea. I wonder what she was thinking and where she is now, sixty seven years later. I love the beautiful simplicity of this scene: an everyday thing that people rarely stop to admire these days.
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