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So Fresh: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 5:55pm.
June 1941. Produce market in San Diego, California. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
The Eggplant .....
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 01/26/2008 - 8:47pm.
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 - 4:20pm.
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 - 1:12pm.
She takes her squash--and her shoes!--seriously!
Hmmm....
Submitted by Another Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 8:34pm.
Look at those unique shoes!
security
Submitted by madelaine on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 2:55pm.
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 - 1:40pm.
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 - 6:57pm.
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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