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Homeless men with a Christmas Tree.

December 4, 2012

Unemployed workers in front of a shack with Christmas tree, East 12th Street, New York City.

Photograph by Farm Security Administration photographer Russell Lee in Jan. 1938.

Library of Congress image.

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Hilary December 4, 2012 at 10:53 AM

Hi Mike – funny old world isn’t it … love your selection .. cheers Hilary
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Mike Goad December 4, 2012 at 3:50 PM: Yes, it certainly is… scarey sometimes, too.

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Grannymar December 4, 2012 at 3:13 PM

The men all wore hats, though not many overcoats!
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Mike Goad December 4, 2012 at 3:53 PM: It seems that hats were more normal in many earlier periods. I can’t hardly stand to wear one unless there is a chill in the air.

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