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  1. 10-07-2010, 01:48 PM #1
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    Default America from 1939-1943 (Pics)

    Images by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. Some are of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color.

    Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 – Plog Photo Blog
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  2. 10-07-2010, 02:13 PM #2
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    Stunning! Thank you for sharing.
    The Free Spirit Saver who walks the path with Greebo.

    Onboard with a modified Dave Ramsey Plan
    Budget: "Every month! On paper, on purpose!"


    Gardening somewhere between Zone 6b and 7a.
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  3. 10-07-2010, 02:21 PM #3
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    very cool. thanks for posting
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    Truck payments: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 WAHOO!
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    Those were great! Thanks for posting those, Booklover!
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    "I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance, but by our disposition." -------Martha Washington
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  5. 10-07-2010, 02:37 PM #5
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    Love the old pictures! Thank you for posting!
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  6. 10-07-2010, 02:43 PM #6
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    Wow, very interesting site. Got me thinking/imagining the stories behind each photo.
    Thank you for sharing
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  7. 10-07-2010, 03:11 PM #7
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    Thanks for sharing I have actually picked potatoes with the barrels and potato baskets hard work .
    DH's chemo has ended and his Radiation treatments end Mon May 14 yeah...!!
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    In the 80s my Dad worked for the company that owns the carbon black plant where the man in picture #70 worked. He had to go out there regularly to inspect it for safety and environmental compliance. Didn't know it had been in operation that long.
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  9. 10-07-2010, 06:25 PM #9
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    The farm auction picture really just hit me right in the gut. I think the couple with the lady in the coat with the fur collar is what really made the impact of that picture.
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  10. 10-07-2010, 07:33 PM #10
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    bonnotsm9, that is incredible! I love interesting tidbits like that. They make history come alive.

    For me, looking into the eyes of all, but especially the women is telling. Life was hard, and it shows in their faces.
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    Times back then were hard, but also easy in away. Back then kids were happy playing with sticks and rocks and going fishing was a big thing. Now families don't spend time together anymore. Sometimes i wish things could be like the past and there are times Im glad we are not.
    If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal. Not to
    people or things.
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    Life is not always fair. Sometimes you get a splinter even sliding down a rainbow.
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    Don't wait for a crisis to look at your finances differently. Look at them differently now and avoid the crisis.
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    Awesome photos. Thanks for point us to them.
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    Look how all of the girls in #12 are in matching feed sack dresses!
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    Beautiful!
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    Great pictures.
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