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July 1941. Youngsters at the Fourth of July picnic in Vale, Oregon. 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
I start crying when I think of the many comic books that I sold or threw away years ago.
Adults hated them and couldn't get rid of them fast enough. Corrupting the youth of America!
James Lileks recently posted an unfortunately-drawn piece of cover art from the series. The hulking white girly-man in Spandex looks the same:
http://lileks.com/institute/funny/07/65.html
-- bloghwhoring @ http://indigestible.nightwares.com/
What comic book are they reading?
That's an unusual shawl-collar shirt. Both boys' shirts are probably 100% cotton and look like they have been ironed. Note the sharp creases on comic book boy's shirt.
Love those "white sidewall" haircuts!
I dunno, check out the comic book -- the big blond guy with long hair (Samson?) is wearing shorts.
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