Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Russell Lee - Pie Town, black and white

Here are some more black-and-white photos from Pie Town, New Mexico.

 Eating dinner at the all day community sing, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 Farm boy playing guitar in front of the filling station and garage, 
Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 Farm folks eating dinner at the all-day community sing. 
Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 Farm folks, mostly homesteaders, at dinner during the all day community sing, 
Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 Heaping the plates at dinner on the grounds, all day community sing. 
Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

Homesteader's wife and daughter at all day Sunday visiting, 
Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 Louis Stagg who runs the cafe and her mother looking at greeting cards which the salesman has. 
Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 Mrs. Leatherman, homesteader from West Texas taking up chicken and dressing at dinner during the all day community sing. Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 Mrs. Whinery searches the sky for rain clouds. Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 Putting out the food for dinner at community sing. Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

 The Caudill family eating dinner in the open the day thew were moving their dugout. 
Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

The Whinery children playing. Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940
[playing with fire, it looks like]

2 comments:

  1. Who owns the rights to these images?

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    1. As far as I know they are public domain - but to be sure check with the Library of Congress, which is where I got them.

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