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February 1939. "Bench of potted plants at side of home of Mexican day laborer. Near Santa Maria, Texas." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Various thinkers have posited that there are four basic human drives: food, sleep, sex, and self-preservation.
But this image, like so many here that show the faces of poverty, shows that no matter how down-and-out, humans have a basic urge to decorate their surroundings.
Potted plants look like "Epazote"
A favorite tea herb of Mexico.
A foul and disagreeable yet cherished
Ingredient
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