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- +73
- Eucalyptus
- Alive and well
- As described
- Commonwealth Tunnel
- Guanella Pass
- Hotel de Paris on the left
- Immortal Georgetown
- Modern structures suitable
- Replaced by FSA housing
- F.G. Henderson
- Detritus
- Should we hang around for another delivery?
- No secrets here
- Dave ---
- I Can't Tell from Here
- Secret?
- The joys of unit banking
- Different Building
- Those windows
- "The Lodge"
- Same building?
- Still there in 1955
- Not Loafing
- A Collection of Fascinating Stuff
- Makes Sense To Me
- JAckson-2159
- View from the other side
- Coal & Ice
- Truck ID
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Omar Boy: 1935
October 1935. "Coal miner's child." Omar, West Virginia. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative. Photograph by Ben Shahn, Farm Security Administration.
Haunting
This picture is so haunting, it really surprises me that no one else has commented on it. The haircut begs for analysis..... clearly the result of a one time buzzcut.... was for lice? or other critters of that ilk?
It would be amazing to learn more about this young man.
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