Jim Norris and wife, homesteaders, Pie Town, New Mexico (LOC)

Did Jim ever realize his wife was a man?

Southwest-American Gothic

Twin brothers

They are the real deal.

Jim Norris and wife, homesteaders, Pie Town, New Mexico (LOC) by The Library of Congress.

Lee, Russell,, 1903-, photographer.

Jim Norris and wife, homesteaders, Pie Town, New Mexico

1940 Oct.

1 slide : color.

Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
Spouses
Homesteading
United States--New Mexico--Pie Town

Format: Slides--Color

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 11671-24 (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34109

Call Number: LC-USF35-330

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Comments

donovanbeeson says:

www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/pi etown.html?c...
Great article with the history of Pie Town inspired by these photographs.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

numberstumper says:

Pie Town sounds like my kind of place.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

photo-geek says:

inspiring
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

jleav.enworth says:

amazing image. it's sad to see a comment like that of "bluehole's."
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

julia_kostreva says:

wow. beautiful photograph, jaw-dropping set here. Agree with above comment RE: note by "bluehole"- I'm sorry I can't remove the comment notes on these photos with a 'thumbs-down' rating like those on digg, or "was this comment/review helpful?" on other websites.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

looking_for_a_cause_too says:

It's easy, unfortunately, to make fun of these people. Maybe "bluehole" will post his (or her) photo on flickr so we can assess his/her looks.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

ejly says:

FYI there is additional discussion of this photo on Jim and Wife: Pie Town, 1940
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

scottkdc says:

I LOVE this photo and bluehole's comment just mars it. No need for that...
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian A McDonald says:

This is absolutely stunning.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

733. says:

Fantastic.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

BigBean says:

This photo is being discussed in one of the projects in the Flickr Commons group, and we would love to have this added to the group pool!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Яick Harris says:

Pie Town: maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&h l=en&geo...
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Whiskeygonebad says:

The "tagbukkake" crowd, with their burnt-out blender brains,
are like monkeys throwing crap around. Note: A tag, if you desire to place an informative tag on a picture as this, it should be a small one in the corner. This also is not a "hot or not" thumbs up/down or 1-10 rating site. To the moronic commenter: Many women would look weathered and even masculine if they worked under these conditions. Long hours under the dry, open field. Your ho, just cruises the malls and gets her nails done. This is a fine picture of pure Americana that nearly all Americans can no longer relate to except via reading about the times from which these two have come from. In another words, the ignoranti need not comment. [Silly me: As if they have the intelligence to know who they are, right?]
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

looking_for_a_cause_too says:

Hey Whiskey . . . "Amen!"
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

sylvie lorenz says:

perfect! :)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Miss Atomic Photography says:

These were Hard times. I can understand the Hard faces.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

iCyclops says:

Well said, Whiskeygonebad. These two built up America.... we're unfortunately dismantling it now. I'm sure 'bluehole' got that name for a reason....
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Hay una luz que nunca se apaga says:

those faces, amazing!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

yu.t says:

wow,I love this photo!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Álex Almêida says:

lovely!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

rm996s says:

awesome!!!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

The Obviologist says:

Truly a beautiful, honest portrait. I cant stop looking at this set of images. SOOOOO fantastic
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

ChiaNi says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Classic Art portrait, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Helseth says:

great work!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Andruu's that psykoo babbler says:

this is an awesome foto capturing some real shite! urbanites.... you're weak!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

luigibattaglini says:

excell.+++++
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Juan et Ya says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All About People around the World - Invite your Friends!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Zoom Lens says:

Yo...we're about 2 or 3 successful terrorist attacks away from all of us living like this again, and if that were to happen (God forbid!) then give me a woman who can work the land and I'll discover her beauty!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Corrin Green says:

How wonderful!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

tacosnachosburritos says:

Awesome.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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