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April 1939. Kilgore, Texas. "Oilfield workers eating lunch." 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Eating the same thing (fried chicken?) and sharing a bottle of milk -- Mom packed their lunch.
This scene makes lunch at my desk look utterly epicurean.
Only clean exposed parts. I can only imagine trying to eat otherwise.
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