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Erie Laundry: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 11:51am.
June 1941. "Wife of defense worker washing clothes in utility building at FSA trailer camp. Erie, Pennsylvania." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
What a beauty
Submitted by rivlax on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 4:22pm.
Her circumstances might not be the best, but her hair and her dress show she cares enough to look her best, even when washing clothes in a trailer camp. Hope she and her husband had a prosperous and happy life.
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