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October 1935. "Rural rehabilitation clients. Boone County, Arkansas." 35mm negative by Ben Shahn for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
The lady's bangs are graying. She has probably never saw running water in a house or a washing machine or a vacuum sweeper. Chances are good she never sat in a bathtub, only in a No.2 galvanized metal tub that was filled with water hauled up from the creek.
This is a really touching portrait. They are looking directly at the camera. This is who we are. God bless 'em, I hope everything turned out ok.
She: I am so mad at him! I told him to bring home some hay for the cow
He: I think I'll go fishing
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