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September 1943. "Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals." Medium-format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Can you imagine taking baby on a long trip in cloth diapers?
Very cute little baby! Amazing to know he/she is older than me. I am older than dirt!
Something about this tot screams Damien.
Back when people got dressed up to travel.
You look awfully spry for a 66-year-old!
Esther produced some remarkable work, a few of which we've seen here on Shorpy.
This photo, however, is not one of them.
You know the trip to Memphis had to be loooong.
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