Dilapidated: 1936

Sister Bessie & Dude! - what great Erskine Caldwell characters - if you've never read Jeeter's story - you'll never really understand the South of the 1920s...
And, of course, Caldwell would have seen many, many similar pictures - he was married to an equally talented New Deal photographer. Hats off for your great quote!

Who's dilapidated, the house or the man?

[Both. - Dave]

How's your IRA doing? Mine looks like this.

I just made an appointment with the termite inspector.

A catnap in the warm sun can heal a lot of ills. Great pic.

Looks to be a close race between the life of the house and the life of its occupant. I wouldn't put my money on either one. A sad picture indeed.

That gentlemen and his house both look like they had a long and hard life ... oh the stories they could tell!

I swear I used to own that chair.

This gentleman reminds me of Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road. Sister Bessie said to Cousin Jeeter when Dude smashed up the fender on his new car: "It don't hurt the runnin' of it none!" It looks like the dilapidated porch don't hurt the settin' on it none.