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September 1938. "Coal miners waiting for the bus to go home in Osage, West Virginia." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
who wants to stick their elbow in!
It probably doesn't, but I'm imagining that the entire company name emblazoned on that tired awning is One Price Dept. Store ... with some luck, that could have had possibilities exceeding even the magic of the ubiquitous (for the time) Five and Dime.
Is this where the Dollar Stores got their idea from?
What if the train is backing up -- shouldn't you be watching for a caboose too?
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