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The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

Local (SW Missouri) photo, 1910 - 1915.

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RBH

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Men working on the railroad near Lufkin Texas, 1939.

This photo was taken by Russell Lee.
The Library of Congress.


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Woodtroll

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Men working on the railroad near Lufkin Texas, 1939.

This photo was taken by Russell Lee.
The Library of Congress.


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Interesting that even in 1939, those crossties look to be hand-hewn rather than sawn in a mill. Neat photo, thank you!
 

Michael A

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From today's Guardian newspaper
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San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala
Candles with images of the folk saint Maximón burn inside a church on his feast day. Maximón is worshipped by Mayans in the highlands of western Guatemala. He is portrayed as a human character who likes alcohol and cigarettes
Photograph: Moisés Castillo/AP

And he wears a hat.

Michael
 

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