Monday, September 5, 2011

Russell Lee: Labor Day, Ridgway, Colorado, 1940


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Potato race for children at Labor Day celebration, Ridgway, Colorado

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Boys' sack race, Labor Day celebration, Ridgway, Colorado

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Spectators at the childrens' races, Labor Day celebration, Ridgway, Colorado

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Barbecue pit on Labor Day, Ridgway, Colorado

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Taking barbecue off the fire at the free barbecue on Labor Day at Ridgway, Colorado

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Making barbecue sandwiches at the free barbecue on Labor Day at Ridgway, Colorado

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Ringing the gong for dinner at the free barbecue on Labor Day at Ridgway, Colorado

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Serving barbecue at the free barbecue on Labor Day at Ridgway, Colorado

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Barbecue pits and people standing in line to be served at the free barbecue on Labor Day at Ridgway, Colorado

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Woman and her baby waiting in line for barbecue on Labor Day at Ridgway, Colorado

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Getting barbecue and coffee at the free barbecue on Labor Day at Ridgway, Colorado

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Covering the barbecue sandwiches with paper plates to protect the food from the rain, Labor Day, Ridgway, Colorado

Photos by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration, September 1940 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)