21 January 2007

local hangout of 1939

Creator: Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910- -- Photographer
[African Americans conversing and drinking beers in a bar,
Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, November 1939.]
Farm Security Administration Collection.
Created Date: November 1939

Found at NYPL Digital Gallery
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 January, 2007 21:06

    Fascinating documentary shot...behind those smiles would have been the pain of stories of 1930's discrimination and prejudice. Thanks for sharing your find with us!

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  2. Anonymous22 January, 2007 08:42

    my favorite woman and one of my favorite places, the Mississippi delta.

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