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535-07-5248 and Wife

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 06/02/2007 - 4:08am.
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Oregon, August 1939. "Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note Social Security number tattooed on his arm." (And now a bit of Shorpy scholarship / detective work. A public records search shows that 535-07-5248 belonged to one Thomas Cave, born July 1912, died in 1980 in Portland. Which would make him 27 years old when this picture was taken.) Medium format safety negative by Dorothea Lange. View full size.

Oregon, August 1939. "Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note Social Security number tattooed on his arm." (And now a bit of Shorpy scholarship / detective work. A public records search shows that 535-07-5248 belonged to one Thomas Cave, born July 1912, died in 1980 in Portland. Which would make him 27 years old when this picture was taken.) Medium format safety negative by Dorothea Lange. View full size.

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Hey- Even grandpas were sexy

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 06/02/2007 - 9:03am.

Hey- Even grandpas were sexy in their day!

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Relative?

Submitted by Urban Spaceman on Sat, 06/02/2007 - 5:42am.

He's my brother's namesake, which makes me wonder if we're related. Can you get more information from Social Security numbers, other than name and d.o.b./d.o.d.? I'm Australian, so I don't know anything about the system.

[The dates and place of death (Portland, Oregon) are the only information given. - Dave]

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She's

Submitted by Scurvy on Sat, 06/02/2007 - 5:34am.

no slouch either as long as you're on the subject. I'm loving this series of Dust Bowl era pics. I have known a few people who back then had their number on their arm upside down so they could read it.

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Wow. He's kind of hot.

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 06/02/2007 - 5:18am.

Wow. He's kind of hot. I am really not showing the proper respect for history.

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