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Six-Step Program: 1947
"Alcoholics, Greenwich Village, NYC, 1947." Gelatin silver print by the pioneering photojournalist Ruth Orkin. View full size.
Sitting on the Ashcan
If Ruth Orkin notes that these women were drunk, they probably were. The woman on the left has a huge run in her stocking, a big no-no for women in those days. Still, they look oddly fashionable with their smart wool coats and the woman on the right's nice striped sweater and turban. Orkin took a lot of photos in Harlem and Upper Manhattan. Most likely, the brownstone where this photo was taken is now all fixed up and worth a few million.
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