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Eyes of the Great Depression 017

March 15, 2009

Eyes of the Great Depression 017
“Old Negro. He hoes, picks cotton and is full of good humor. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi”
(from notes with original image)

Eyes of the Great Depression 017

1937 June.

photographer: Dorothea Lange

Part of: Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 USA

http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8b38652/


Eyes of the Great Depression 013 – March 15, 2009, exit78.com

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teeni March 17, 2009 at 11:05 AM

I guess “being full of good humor” is a better choice than giving up.

teeni’s last blog post..Better Late Than Never – The Good Will Pill Pattern!

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Mike March 27, 2009 at 8:49 PM

So true. However, maybe what he had was good compared to how bad it could have been.

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