When Mens Were Mens

A Dude in Giant Pants, Bill Wentzel, Great-Grandfather Patrick Finn

Shadowy blousy broad in the background (Any relation to me? Perhaps)

Wakefield Water & Sewer Department Truck #1

pre-1939

Wanna Go to the 1939 New York World's Fair?

Upon seeing this, I have a newfound respect for the a-holes who take video of the the M&M Store in Times Square. Now I get it.

Let's Get Lunch Just You and Me

May 1939. "Booth in hamburger stand. Alpine, Texas."
35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.

from shorpy.com