Dishpan Hans: 1937

I think he probably had a lot of "Pride and Joy" in his work.

My 16 YO son works at a restaurant where he usually has to wash dishes. He does it using modern equipment, of course, but is still much happier when they let him do something else. I think maybe this picture might help him feel like he doesn't have it so bad, though! I wonder how many hours this poor young man had spent standing in front of that sink, and how many he still had to go!

Unless Dave is reviewing a similar comment not yet posted, let me be the first to note that:

This young man has a lot of Pride (tm) in his work.

[You may groan now]

All I can make out on the boxes is Pride Washing Powder. Performing a quick search online I found nothing - but Dave found the following images:

That he's a fellow with a lot of Pride in his work.

There are only about 90 people in Effie. Must have been more in 1937, when there were still trees to cut.

[This was a lumber camp near the town. The lumberjack population being somewhat transient. - Dave]

Wow! Now that's a no-frills setup. I'd give my last molar to get a glimpse in the "sink." What do you want to bet he's got a couple of wash tubs in there? Nary a speck of porcelain in sight.

[Except on all those dishes. - Dave]

It looks like he had to do a lot of washing by the amount of dishes in the picture.

Tacked up on the window frame just above his head is a rather bawdy picture of a young lady.

Maybe she is his only company in the kitchen, besides all those huge coffee pots hanging up. Seeing all those big coffee pots makes me want a good cup of coffee too.

At least when the young man tired of scrubbing, he could look up and see the nice view! *wink*, *wink*