Sunday, March 6, 2022

Outtakes (5)

[Outtakes from the WPA’s New York City tax photographs, c. 1939–1941, available from 1940s NYC. Click either image for a larger view.]

These pair well. I have no good guess as to what the kid is carrying.

More outtakes to come.

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By Michael Leddy at 8:59 AM

5 comments:

  1. TororoMarch 06, 2022 3:43 PM

    I was asking myself the same question about the pictured kid: baby-sized umbrella? Unicorn horn? Not a baguette, obviously, this is not a Robert Doisneau picture.

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  2. Michael LeddyMarch 06, 2022 3:57 PM

    No, no baguettes there. My not-good guesses: a toy sword or a balsa-wood plane. But I don’t really see either one in the picture.

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  3. FrexMarch 07, 2022 9:00 AM

    Looks like he's clutching just a piece of wood!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 07, 2022 9:36 AM

    maybe a broken off slat from a wooden crate?

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  5. Michael LeddyMarch 07, 2022 9:41 AM

    Yes, that must be it. Why did I think it had to be a manufactured toy?

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