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December 1938. "Negro home near Charleston, South Carolina." The little gunslinger wearing a "Buck Jones" cowboy outfit. Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
The Cowboy duds and the scooter look brand as new, must be Christmas Day or soon later.
The kid looks a lot like a young Cleavon Little [Sheriff Bart in "Blazing Saddles"].
Dave, this is one of the nicest photos I've seen on your site. What lovely kids and they do seem happy.
What a wonderful photo.
Despite their probably modest circumstances, these kids were not skipped by the Jolly Old Elf, though at what sacrifice by their families can only be imagined.
Buck Junior will doubtless inherit his sister's scooter, just as the tot studying the ground so intently will one day don the cowboy outfit. And neither will feel ill treated as a result.
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