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Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange
@DorotheaLange@mastodon.ozioso.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Mrs. Botner arranging her storage cellar. Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon

#Botner #NyssaHeights #MalheurCounty #Oregon #MaryJanes #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017773846/

A black and white photo shows a woman in the process of organizing or retrieving jars from shelves. She is wearing a knee-length dress with floral patterns, shoes that appear to be Mary Janes, which are low-heeled pumps commonly worn by women for comfort during the early-to-mid-20th century. The setting seems like an old-fashioned pantry or cellar as evidenced by wooden racks and crates on the floor holding more jars of preserved fruits and vegetables. Various tags with handwritten labels adorn some items, indicating organized storage but possibly outdated methods such as "red grapes," which may not be a typical item to preserve in this manner today. The scene depicts everyday life during an earlier era when home food preservation was prevalent due to economic reasons or lack of access to modern conveniences like supermarkets.
A black and white photo shows a woman in the process of organizing or retrieving jars from shelves. She is wearing a knee-length dress with floral patterns, shoes that appear to be Mary Janes, which are low-heeled pumps commonly worn by women for comfort during the early-to-mid-20th century. The setting seems like an old-fashioned pantry or cellar as evidenced by wooden racks and crates on the floor holding more jars of preserved fruits and vegetables. Various tags with handwritten labels adorn some items, indicating organized storage but possibly outdated methods such as "red grapes," which may not be a typical item to preserve in this manner today. The scene depicts everyday life during an earlier era when home food preservation was prevalent due to economic reasons or lack of access to modern conveniences like supermarkets.
A black and white photo shows a woman in the process of organizing or retrieving jars from shelves. She is wearing a knee-length dress with floral patterns, shoes that appear to be Mary Janes, which are low-heeled pumps commonly worn by women for comfort during the early-to-mid-20th century. The setting seems like an old-fashioned pantry or cellar as evidenced by wooden racks and crates on the floor holding more jars of preserved fruits and vegetables. Various tags with handwritten labels adorn some items, indicating organized storage but possibly outdated methods such as "red grapes," which may not be a typical item to preserve in this manner today. The scene depicts everyday life during an earlier era when home food preservation was prevalent due to economic reasons or lack of access to modern conveniences like supermarkets.
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