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Back Seat Duet: 1938
... full size. Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. This natty duo can also be seen here . Cool ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 7:08pm -

October 1938. "Negro musicians playing accordion and washboard in automobile. Near New Iberia, Louisiana." View full size. Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. This natty duo can also be seen here. Cool & HandsomeMy God the other man on the left side is handsome and dressed in a cool way. I just had to comment on it because there is always so much talk about pretty ladies. Ha, this picture proves that also some handsome men were captured on film back in the day! Thanks for the great photos. (The Gallery, Music, Russell Lee)
Hog Soup: 1936
... County, Maryland." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Huh? I've got to confess ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/04/2017 - 11:40am -

October 1936. "Cooking hog soup. Garrett County, Maryland." Photo by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Huh?I've got to confess that I'm wondering what kind of food made out of the pig would be better made in the middle of the field on a snowy day. Maybe he's rendering lard? Otherwise, I'd have thought that most good things would be better done in the kitchen that time of year! Ewww!My guess is he might be using the entrails & making chitterlings (chitlins) soup/stew and believe me you don't want him cooking that stuff inside! AKA Boar SoupGoogling you can find recipes for wild Boar soup. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Kitchens etc., Rural America)
Harmonica Boy: 1937
... North Carolina." 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn, Farm Security Administration. View full size. Penderlea Here's a website ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 10:30pm -

1937. "Boy playing mouth organ. Penderlea Homesteads, North Carolina." 35mm nitrate negative by Ben Shahn, Farm Security Administration. View full size. PenderleaHere's a website with a bit of history about Penderlea Homestead. http://www.penderleahomesteadmuseum.org/ I live about 30 miles from Penderlea, it is still very rural and agricultural. (The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Rural America)
Pig Out: 1941
... Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A strong opponent Having ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/23/2020 - 12:18pm -

July 1941. "Greased pig race, Fourth of July. Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A strong opponentHaving raised a pig or two, I understand the looks on these boys' faces. A pig as small as fifty pounds has the strength of two men, or at least it seems that way. Once, I asked my brother-in-law to hold one down while I gave it a wormer shot. He struggled like a rodeo cowboy on top of that pig, while I tried to place the needle. My brother-in-law doesn't speak to me anymore, but he'll never have worms. The Big QuestionWho's the guy that catches the Pigs to Grease them? (The Gallery, Animals, July 4, Kids, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Curb Service: 1937
... right up. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Curb service I get it - ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/13/2012 - 2:57pm -

November 1937. "Curb service -- Newport News, Virginia." Two cheeseburgers and one mouse sandwich, coming right up. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Curb serviceI get it - these guys are sitting on the curb, waiting for service. An early example of "truth in advertising", no doubt. Could be wrongBut it looks as if Big John has served his last curb, so to speak. The joint seems to be abandoned and someone better tell the cat. The two palookas will move on soon enough. (The Gallery, Cats, Eateries & Bars, John Vachon)
C.C. Depot: 1940
... Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Good as New Most cars of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/25/2018 - 11:45am -

March 1940. "Railroad station. Carson City, Nevada." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Good as NewMost cars of that era acquired a "rode hard and put away wet" look long before they were ten years old. However, I can't see a dent or a scratch on this 1920-something Auburn. Rounded grille and back-slanted gillsThis sedan is an Auburn Model 120 from the late 1920s Thatta WayRooftop to the right appears to have directional markings to the airport, as seen previously on the Elko depot. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Railroads, Small Towns)
Elevator X: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. It went KA-BOOM! During ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/05/2020 - 11:01pm -

August 1941. "Great Northern grain elevator. Superior, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. It went KA-BOOM!During WWII, grain elevator "X" exploded and burned. It was initially thought to be sabotage, but this didn't prove to be the case. After the war it was replaced with a concrete structure of the same name, still in operation. My first car.At least five Model A Fords in the lot. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Railroads)
Lamoille Depot: 1939
... Iowa." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Life in the Details Not too ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/13/2018 - 1:11pm -

October 1939. "Railroad station. Lamoille, Iowa." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Life in the DetailsNot too much I wouldn't give to know what the couple over by the car (center right) are up to. Looks from here like he's about to swat her on the fanny with his shoe. That just can't be right. [Car wash? - Dave] Gone in a FlashLooks like she up and left him, and took everything. Picking up loose coal perhapsFree, but scarce, commodity when coal fell from tenders passing along the rails. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Railroads, Small Towns)
Country Road: 1940
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Before There Were Interstates ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/31/2019 - 5:26pm -

October 1940. "U.S. Highway 83, Ward County, North Dakota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Before There Were Interstates... major routes had been designated U.S. Highways since 1926, even though they were funded entirely on a state or local basis. Even-numbering indicated east-west routes, while odd-numbering indicated north-south. Two digits indicated main highways; three indicated spur routes. Interestingly, the advent of Interstate highways, beginning in 1956, did not completely supplant the U.S. system, to which new routes are occasionally still added. Like a Thomas Hart Benton painting"The Boy," 1948. [I'll see your Benton and raise you a Wood. - Dave] "Death on the Ridge Road" -- Grant Wood, 1935 (The Gallery, Agriculture, John Vachon, Landscapes, Rural America)
Rear Window: 1941
... format Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration View full size. Jack Delano's photo This ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/05/2019 - 3:09pm -

December 1941. Sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico. Medium format Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Farm Security AdministrationView full size. Jack Delano's photoThis is the most impressive early 1940's Kodachrome I've ever seen colorwise. Too bad it's kinda crooked. (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Jack Delano, Puerto Rico, Travel & Vacation)
His Brother's Trimmer: 1938
... Missouri." 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Mo. Memories Shorpy once again ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/09/2008 - 12:48am -

August 1938. "Farmer cutting his brother's hair. Caruthersville, Missouri." 35mm negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Mo. MemoriesShorpy once again features a region I'm familiar with. I was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, which would be one point of a triangle that has Caruthersville and Sikeston [in the wrestling photo below] at the other two points. The southeastern corner of Missouri is a beautiful part of the Ozarks with lots of wooded rolling hills, pretty creeks and rivers. Although, as the photo shows, over by the river it flattens out into farming areas. Haven't been back in ages. Probably because I'm pretty happy living right where I am in San Diego. The young man getting his hair cut would be just about the same age as my father from Piedmont, MO, who joined the Navy to be a submariner in WWII. I imagine this youngster signed up, too. Great generation they were. (The Gallery, Rural America, Russell Lee)
Milk & Honeys: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Collecting evidence? On ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/19/2020 - 12:53pm -

August 1941. "Child buying bottle of milk. Duluth Milk Company. Duluth, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Collecting evidence?On July 29, 1941 the U.S. Department of Agriculture sued a group of nine dairies in the Duluth-Superior area, including Duluth Milk Company, because the Department had set a minimum price that producers were entitled to receive for raw milk, and the dairies disputed whether their commerce with the producers constituted interstate commerce. Later that year, the federal judge with a particularly Minnesotan name (Gunnar Nordbye) tried the case. He concluded the next spring that the Department's order was enforceable against Duluth Milk and the others. That company was slow to pay up, but eventually abided by a payment plan. ThumpI recall the distinctive sound those rubber-rimmed lids made when dropped back down over the hatch. In my experience, I remember them more frequently being hinged, and covering a freezer rather than a fridge, containing ice cream. Milk Break!We had milk available in our school, too. Only ours was in the half-pint paper (cardboard?) containers. They were a nickel apiece--but 6 cents for chocolate milk, which was only available on Tuesdays for some reason! (The Gallery, Duluth, John Vachon, Kids)
The Pause That Refreshes
... size. 35mm nitrate negative. Photograph by Ben Shahn, Farm Security Administration. I like this I like the expression and the light ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/05/2009 - 2:23am -

September 1935. Resident of Smithland, Kentucky. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative. Photograph by Ben Shahn, Farm Security Administration. I like thisI like the expression and the light on his face, I like that I don't know what he's actually doing, and I like that graffiti (aka scratching your initials into wood) is just the same 74 years later. (And I like the look of those tins and jars in the windows.) (The Gallery, Ben Shahn, Great Depression, Rural America)
Portraits: 1941
... Vermont." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The Lynch family The 1940 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/11/2020 - 4:14pm -

August 1941. "One of the children of Albert Lynch, FSA client of Dummerston, Vermont." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. The Lynch familyThe 1940 census shows Albert living with his wife Helen, children Alberta, Catherine, Donald, Olive, Lawrence, and Delia, and Albert’s 71-year-old aunt Emma. Donald was 9 and Lawrence was 6. I can’t tell which one this is. A Place for Old PicturesBet that portrait is hanging in a Cracker Barrel restaurant somewhere. (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Kids, Portraits)
The Levee Was Dry: 1942
... River levee." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. View full size. There's still a Chevy by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/09/2018 - 11:00am -

January 1942. "Memphis, Tennessee. Mississippi River levee." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration. View full size. There's still a Chevy by the Levee, today. Drove the Buick --to the levee -- no, that's not it. Drove the Desoto to the levee -- no that doesn't work either. It's on the tip of my tongue. Man this songwriting is hard! (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Memphis, Railroads)
To Mary, With Love: 1939
... veteran." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Old beyond years I'll bet ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/04/2018 - 5:27pm -

July 1939. "Woman living in camp near May Avenue, Oklahoma City. Her husband has been denied work relief. He is a world war veteran." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Old beyond yearsI'll bet this woman is in her 30s. Lots of sun and hard living. Weather-beaten and hopelessOne wonders how they kept on keeping on or how long they actually existed with nothing, not two nickels to rub together. In other areas of Oklahoma City at this time, there were young women preparing for their debut into high society Saturday night and oil wells gushing out barrels of black gold for the barons to pay for their bigger and grander lavish mansions. Who said life was fair? To Mary, With Love; Can This Be Dixie?To Mary, With Love; Can This Be Dixie? (The Gallery, Great Depression, OKC, Russell Lee)
Aunt Sally: 1939
... 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. I'm in awe I am just in awe of this woman! ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/26/2008 - 6:14pm -

May 1939 in Gee's Bend, Alabama. "Aunt Sally, old midwife, the only doctor or nurse in Gee's Bend before project was started." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. I'm in aweI am just in awe of this woman! She must have spent many decades with her time never her own, always making herself available to help a mother birth a baby, or give comfort and help to the sick or injured. I have a feeling she lost very few babies or mothers, and I'll bet she did it all with very little pay except for a meal, a chicken, a bag of dried corn, or something like that. Hers was certainly a life of service! Here is a link to some more information about Aunt Sally's amazing life: http://books.google.com/books?id=o57mBjxyVHEC&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=aunt... (The Gallery, Gee's Bend, M.P. Wolcott)
Telluride Tracks: 1940
... Colorado." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Aspen & Depot The photo ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/22/2019 - 9:34am -

September 1940. "Narrow gauge railway yards, train and water tank at Telluride, Colorado." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Aspen & DepotThe photo is taken from near the present location of the Cosmopolitan restaurant, looking west along what is now Depot Avenue. Most of the houses and sheds just to the right of frame are still there and in great condition. Here's a more recent photo (at night) looking west along Depot Avenue toward the original Telluride depot: Victim of the scrapyardBaldwin built #453 and fourteen of her sisters in the 125 class (later reclassed as K-27 and nicknamed “Mudhens”) in 1903 for the Denver & Rio Grande. 453 was used in her later years as a switcher in the Durango, Colorado yard, finally meeting the scrapper’s torch in 1954. The last two K-27s built are preserved and still in operation: #463 on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad running between Antonito, CO and Chama, NM, and #464 on the Huckleberry Railroad near Flint, MI. (The Gallery, Frontier Life, Railroads, Russell Lee)
Fresh Tracks: 1941
... Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. How to make tracks Prepare ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/24/2020 - 2:21pm -

August 1941. "Moving railroad track in the Mahoning pit. Hibbing, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. How to make tracksPrepare an even subgrade 12 or more inches below what you intend to be the final position for the tops of your rails. Lay ties evenly spaced along projected line of track. Lay rails atop those ties and spike them to the ties. Move a drop bottom gondola or hopper along those rails dropping about six inches of crushed rock ballast, gravel, or in this case mining overburden. This is the stage you see photographed, with some material dropped out of sight between ties and some atop each tie. Tamp material evenly beneath and between ties and add more to fill between ties and level. Creepy SleepersThose railroad ties look like they came straight from some Salvador Dali painting! What in the world are they made from? Mud? Sand? Meatloaf?!? Iron ManAlmost eight years ago, we saw another photo from the visit by John Vachon in August 1941 to this open pit iron mine near Hibbing: Iron Man: 1941. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Mining, Railroads)
Missouri: 1938
... full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. Relative? Her face has the same look as my ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 9:46pm -

May 1938. New Madrid County, Missouri. "Wife and child of sharecropper, cut-over farmer of Mississippi bottoms." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. Relative?Her face has the same look as my (deceased) grandmother. Something about the eyes - it's haunting me. I wish we knew who she was. MissouriNotice the houseflies on the lady's hand. Hate those flies. (The Gallery, Great Depression, Russell Lee)
Sweet Cherries: 1941
... full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. Familiar My great aunt and uncle had a place ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 11:26am -

June 1941. Shopping for fruit and vegetables in San Diego. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. FamiliarMy great aunt and uncle had a place like this except no Fountain Lunch! "Farmade" is a great name. The price of cherriesI've got my wife's great-grandmother's hand-written recipe book from this era, and throughout whenever it mentions cherries, it specifies a certain value amount, such as five cents' worth. I could never figure out what that actually meant in a meaningful measurement. Now I know! It's a quarter-pound! (The Gallery, Russell Lee, Stores & Markets)
Drugstore Dishes: 1941
... Washington, D.C." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cunning creamers When my ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/16/2019 - 6:39pm -

July 1941. "Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Cunning creamersWhen my sister and I were nine or ten years old, in the '60s, our mother worked at Wolfie's in Fort Lauderdale. A time or two we waited after school for her shift to end, and got to sit in a booth and help fill the little individual coffee creamers just like the ones this young man is washing. As I recall they were clear glass instead of porcelain, but it was their heft, which belied the tiny size, that I loved. SunkI’m not sure which is dirtier, the sink or the dishes. I joined the Navy to see the World But upon reporting to my first duty station in the middle of the desert (NOTS China Lake, CA) this was my first job in the Navy. Thankfully there was only one way to go after this ... up. (The Gallery, D.C., Eateries & Bars, Jack Delano, Kitchens etc.)
Big Mohair: 1940
... Marcos, Texas." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Factories, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/13/2021 - 6:05pm -

March 1940. "Water storage tank at wool and mohair scouring plant in San Marcos, Texas." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. (The Gallery, Factories, Russell Lee)
Never Excelled: 1939
... Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Negative Space A clever ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/27/2018 - 9:56am -

June 1939. "Old livery stable in Virginia City, Montana." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Negative SpaceA clever advertising hook is shown in that many of the adverts on the left are mimicked on the right. The big main door is suspended from a sliding rail above, so when opened the commercial message would still show, and when closed gave a double-down. Notice some of the bills on the right side are torn horizontally, caught by a spur on the door as it slide by. The three no doubt fragrant piles suggest that business was still being done here. Never Excelled But In Color      The Hyde Park beer brand was a major player in the early 1900s prior to prohibition and again after prohibition for many years. In the 1940’s they hit their zenith of sales and immediately started to lose market share to Anheuser-Busch and Griesedieck Bros breweries.     In the 1950s on their 75th year anniversary the brewery introduced Hyde Park 75 to try to secure some new market share with female drinkers, but after a few years, the brand was not a huge hit, and the brewery was sold. Shortly after the purchase the Hyde Park brand was eliminated once and for all.     Hike, Pete and Sam Siebrand owned one of the largest combined circus and carnivals in the north and southwest.     In the beginning the Siebrands were farmers and never dreamed that they soon would be in show business. More     In 1938 the co-owned Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows was experiencing labor problems which ultimately led to the circus being closed after performances in Scranton, Pennsylvania on June 22.[5] After regrouping at the circus winter quarters in Sarasota, Florida the Ringling-Barnum circus trains were dispatched to Redfield, South Dakota where the two circuses met and were combined into a yet larger circus featuring many of the major stars from Ringling-Barnum. The circus toured from July 11 until November 27, 1938 as "Al G. Barnes and Sells-Floto Circus Presenting Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Stupendous New Features. More     Wonder what is the Guinness world record for coughs in a carload? Need A Good Horse ... Cheap?Government records indicate Johanson Livery Company of Virginia City formed on March 5, 1910 and was dissolved in 1950. The photo indicates that business may not have been booming sometime well before that year. The Siebrand Brothers Circus lasted a longer spell, from the late 19th century well into the 1960s, with their traveling show and carnival. The brothers hailed from Northwood, North Dakota. No word on whether the show wintered there. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Frontier Life)
The Georgia Line: 1941
... at the school." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Mission accomplished Jack ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/21/2019 - 2:23pm -

October 1941. "Siloam, Greene County, Georgia. Children at the school." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Mission accomplishedJack Delano proves his extraordinary abilities here in that he has every child’s face visible within the frame of this unusual point of view shot. Look outSome of those kids look downright diabolical. But I think the girl in the striped dress is calling the shots. Talk about linesDave, the titles you apply to all these great photos are a classic in themselves! Many thanks for all those 'extra' LOL's!!! [We do what we can. - Dave] (The Gallery, Education, Schools, Jack Delano, Kids, Small Towns)
Charlton Street: 1941
... Georgia." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still looking good ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/23/2018 - 3:36pm -

April 1941. "Row of houses on East Charlton Street, Savannah, Georgia." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still looking good Curb AppealAll I can say is WOW! A truly beautiful revival. That Google Street View provides a powerful argument for renovating rather than razing neighborhoods. Thanks for posting. It had better look goodEstimated value of this address is $790,000. Beautiful property, though, and I'd bet we're not the only ones glad it was spared from the wrecking ball. One other interesting thing about this district is that it indicates that the area is not "hollowed out" in the way that older neighborhoods in Detroit, Gary, and Chicago are. In those cities, you see tons of vacant lots where houses ought to be; it would be interesting to learn that didn't happen in Savannah. [Savannah, like Charleston and New Orleans, is rather famously well-preserved. - Dave] (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Savannah)
Citrus Center: 1937
... Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. There are three monuments ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/13/2016 - 3:05pm -

January 1937. "Highway marker in Polk County, Florida." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. There are three monumentsThis is probably the one due to the location near a railroad. It has been moved about 15 feet because of a road improvement as reported in 2003. One of the others has a misspelling of Citrus as 'Citurs'. The 3 are located at: https://goo.gl/maps/MqhGfVVYG7y this one https://goo.gl/maps/w6FLw9ggJjn https://goo.gl/maps/i2xWFJkL9bC2 with misspelling. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Arthur Rothstein, Florida, Kids, Railroads)
Missouri: 1938
... full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Russell Lee) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/10/2007 - 1:50pm -

May 1938. "Farmer's wife with cow. Southeast Missouri." View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Russell Lee)
I Enjoy Being a Girl: 1941
... Vermont." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Is it Itt? I'm not sure ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/29/2019 - 10:30am -

August 1941. "Scene in farmhouse kitchen near Burlington, Vermont." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Is it Itt?I'm not sure what's lurking in the shadows behind the subjects -- plant, animal, vegetable, mineral, or Cousin Itt -- but whatever it is, it's out of control. We had milk glasses like that But my mom smoked Pall Malls and Lucky Strikes. Camels were too strong, she would say. Paper MoonThe haircut and era brings to mind the proverbial scene left on the cutting room floor of a younger sister of Tatum O'Neal in "Paper Moon". (The Gallery, Jack Delano, Kids)
Co-op Tires: 1939
... Malheur County, Oregon." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Got flies? Given the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/08/2018 - 11:16pm -

October 1939. "Farmers' supply co-op. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Got flies?Given the presence of what looks like a two gallon can of "FLY SPRAY", I'd guess that flies were a problem. I think I rememberseeing tires wrapped in paper, must have been a while back. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Dorothea Lange, Gas Stations)
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