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August 1939. "Oregon. Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note Social Security number tattooed on his arm." The jolly fellow seen here a few years back. Photo by Dorothea Lange. View full size.
I recognized this guy instantly, but where I thought he was nice looking in the first one, this one isn't that impressive, IMO!
I have always believed that one picture of a person can be fairly misleading. Two pictures provide much more information!
and that's all that I am, I'm Popeye the Sailor Man.
This man reminds me of writer Ernest Hemingway when he was a young man.
The similarity is even more pronounced in the other photo linked to in the above caption. In that other photo, we see a very attractive lady in the background who was this man's wife. These two people have a look of refinement about them that makes one wonder if they were formerly well-to-do and then fell on hard times.
At any rate, the photos are very interesting. Many thanks for posting.
[He was no doubt a member of the Tattoo Aristocracy. A Hello to Arms. - Dave]
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