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Wapato Ennui: 1939

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 1:59am.
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Wapato Ennui: 1939

"Washington, Yakima Valley, near Wapato. One of Chris Adolph's younger children. Farm Security Administration Rehabilitation clients." August 1939. View full size. Photograph by Dorothea Lange.

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Look at her

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 7:19am.

This child is gorgeous, look at her. There was no hair care, or skin care, or air conditioning....or much anything elsee.

Wapato girl

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 6:35pm.

This photo appeared on the cover of the first edition of Dorothy Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina."

Yakima Valley

Submitted by kooshy on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 11:07pm.

I'm going to ask my father about that settlement. He and my grandparents moved from Wisconsin to Yakima in '31.

I agree. This moving photo

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 06/04/2007 - 11:27am.

I agree. This moving photo is so sad. The girl in the picture looks so resigned to her fate.Likes she's already given in.

Wow

Submitted by Barkalounger on Sat, 06/02/2007 - 9:10pm.

This is by far the most moving, beautiful photo I've seen in a long time. Thank you for posting it.

[And thank you for commenting it. Please spread the word! You might also like this one. - Dave]

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