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September 1940. Saint Mary's County, Maryland. "Mrs. Eugene Smith, FSA borrower, canning string beans." Photo by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
I've got a stainless steel slicer/shredder virtually identical to the one hanging above the stove I bought recently - without the wooden handle. Made in China, of course.
I haven't messed with string beans in over 40 years but I know exactly what this kitchen smells like. The aroma stayed on your fingers for days.
Mrs. Smith does appear to have a new canning pot, so there's that.
Mrs. Smith's stove has seen so many years of work, the oven door is baling wired on. Look at the lower right, a cobble of wire and whatnot to keep it snugged in place.
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