January 1938. "Interior of workers' shack. Porta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico." Note the drop-in guest. View full size. Medium format nitrate negative by Edwin Rosskam for the Farm Security Administration.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 10:23pm.
My grandmother had a big spider in her kitchen in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, back in the 40's. When my parents moved in, my mother freaked! She was told to leave it alone, it ate other insects. It was still there when they moved out.
There is an interesting contrast between the woman and the little girl. The woman looks worn out by poverty and old before her time. The little girl looks bright eyed, hopeful and interested in her surroundings. She doesn't know she is "poor." I hope she was able to improve her life.
