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Earth and Sky: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 8:51pm.
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Puerto Rico, January 1938. "Workers in a tobacco field. The straw shed in the background is a hurricane shelter." View full size. Medium-format safety negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
Earth & Sky
Submitted by Deschanel on Sun, 05/11/2008 - 6:31pm.
Beautiful, rich and textured picture. Note how the staff of the man's shovel aligns pleasingly with the vertical poles of the hut behind him. Lovely.
Earth and Sky
Submitted by shorpy_is_cool on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 7:06pm.
This is a beautiful picture and I love it so much, but imagine if it was a kodachrome?!!
Some "shelter."
Submitted by mad4books on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 12:48pm.
This photo is breathtaking, but the "hurricane shelter" these poor fellas are offered is dubious, at best...
Engineering Analysis
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 12:12pm.
Didn't the three little pigs prove conclusively that only a shelter made out of brick is the only material that will stand up to a big wind?
Huffing, Puffing
Submitted by en_dash on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 9:55am.
But this is just begging for a "Three Little Pigs" joke. One of them needs a hurricane shelter made of bricks ...
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