Ours Is a Sympathetic Service 9 Sep 2015 By Susan Barsy in Photography Tags: 1940s, Chicago, death, ordinary people, poverty, Russell Lee 2 Comments Russell Lee photograph, taken on Chicago’s South Side in April, 1941. Image from this source. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)
Today We Rest From Our Labors 7 Sep 2015 By Susan Barsy in Living conditions Tags: 1940s, Farm Security Administration (FSA), Labor Day, photography, quilts, Russell Lee, women, Work and workers 6 Comments Mrs Bill Stagg of Pie Town, New Mexico, standing next to her quilt of the States, October 1940 Image from this source Our works merit celebration. Happy Labor Day Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)