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Works All Day: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/27/2007 - 3:02am.
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"The girl works all day in a cannery." Location unspecified but possibly Mississippi. 1911. View full size. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
Personalized
Submitted by TomVet on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 1:20am.
I'll bet she did that hand embroidery and applique in her spare time. Possibly to personalize a hand-me-down from an older sibling.
The window to the soul
Submitted by deefer on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:45am.
Her eyes say it all. A wonderful fascinatingly powerful image. I wonder what became of her?
Her Face Jumps Out of the Picture
Submitted by dcpritch on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:42am.
The way he focused on the plane of her face, with her body in low focus and the background completely obscured creates an amazing effect.
Wow
Submitted by Kait on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 6:23pm.
That is a lovely show of freckles. She has a wonderful face. Too bad we can't find out who she was and what she accomplished.
Powerful
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 1:52am.
What an incredibly powerful photo. I am at a loss for words.
[I feel the same way. It's my favorite of the past week, even though it got the fewest views of the 10 I posted that day. - Dave]
Creepy music is playing in
Submitted by Jen on Tue, 05/29/2007 - 8:44pm.
Creepy music is playing in the background...
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