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Peach Picker: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 06/03/2007 - 2:36pm.
July 1936. Peach picker in Musella, Georgia. Earns 75 cents a day. View full size. Photograph by Dorothea Lange.
Contrast
Submitted by Bull City Boy on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 12:23am.
That's quite a contrast between the peach picker woman and the Double Cola harlequin girl behind her.
Musella Memories
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 08/17/2009 - 7:02pm.
I worked at a peach packing shed in Musella as a teenager. While I am sure that in the 1930's more than one packing shed existed in the tiny town only one exists now. The town of Musella is little more than a stop sign, a gas station, and a peach packing shed beside train tracks. This photo is haunting, and I would love to know if anyone has any more information about it.
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