Update about blogCa

I-40 picked up the old Rte. 66 somewhere along the way, maybe Little Rock, maybe Oklahoma City. But it is the 100th anniversary of Rte 66 so I enjoyed thinking about my parents driving on part Of it in. St. Louis at least. Here we continued from Santa Rosita to Gallup NM, then left both highways to go north to CO.

Friday, January 17, 2020

Two women and some fowl

From Traces of Texas on FaceBook...

A farm woman with chickens for sale in Weatherford, Texas, 1939.
An utterly classic photo taken by Russell Lee.

The many patched inner tubes next to the car speak of how difficult the roads were, and that tires weren't anywhere near as good as these days.  Chickens were probably going to become dinners to those who bought them, and the serious woman selling them would be able to purchase whatever her family needed.

 This is my contribution to Sepia Saturday this week...with a couple of similarities...one woman, fowl in large group, and women in dresses and hats caring for the birds.



Come see what others have come up with based on this photo over at Sepia Saturday.
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7 comments:

  1. eileeninmdJanuary 17, 2020 at 7:15 AM

    Hello, these are great photos. I like both, selling the chickens and feeding the swans. Enjoy your day, wishing you a great weekend!

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  2. Sandra WilliamsonJanuary 18, 2020 at 5:41 AM

    I love your reference to the patched inner tube from the next car, such small details offer so much more information about waht was happening at the time

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  3. WendyJanuary 18, 2020 at 9:02 AM

    The patches on that tire and her pocket of different fabric - both are attempts to hold something together in hard times. Great photo.

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  4. Molly's CanopyJanuary 18, 2020 at 12:23 PM

    I love this photo! The camera was still novel enough at that time to gather a crowd, as seen in the two people behind her and other onlookers reflected in the back of the vehicle. Great choice for the prompt!

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  5. La NightingailJanuary 18, 2020 at 12:57 PM

    But were they "free range" chickens? How times have changed! :[]

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  6. Mike BrubakerJanuary 21, 2020 at 10:44 PM

    Terrific choice for our theme. A very evocative image for its time and place. I suppose they could be laying chickens too?

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  7. William KendallJanuary 23, 2020 at 7:24 PM

    Classic shots indeed!

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