Posted by BruceBerman

(L) May 1939. “Statue to the watermelon.  Weatherford, Texas, watermelon center.” by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration.

(R) May 2010, “Hot Dog,” in the trailer lot, Hatch, New Mexico, by Bruce Berm

Tags: 1930’s Photography, New Mexico, Russell Lee, Small Town America




Commentary by Bruce Berman
FUNK!
Americans loved in 1939 and Americans love it in 2024.
Not only that, but, the rest of the world loves that Americans love it.
You don’t see giant hot dogs along the roadside in Belgium.
Russell Lee recognized that the roadside was where Americans liked their “art.”