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Published: 2015-08-05 17:31:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 1945; Favourites: 74; Downloads: 5
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Description To give continuity to my magazine story I took additional images of the Appalachian town's many residents as I traveled through south-east Ohio.

Hats were used to identify life styles, the same message t-shirts do today.  The Allis Chalmers company made farm tractors.

I took two images of this man, who seemed to like my attention, for whatever reason he thought my photographs would be used.  I liked him, as it was easy to feel comfortable around him.

Taken with my Zeiss Contarex with an 85mm F2.0 Sonnar, on Ilford FP4 135mm panchromatic film, about 1969.

Feel free to download, just give me photo credit.

This is part of my continuous series I made for a story in "Appalachia '70", a folder in my gallery.  I will notify my watchers to all my new images posted daily.
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Comments: 17

dorenna [2015-12-16 12:33:51 +0000 UTC]

The feel of the working man in a small town. great capture. Thank-you.

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PickMePls [2015-08-29 13:23:15 +0000 UTC]

Am I seeing two hat bills?

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harrietsfriend In reply to PickMePls [2015-08-29 15:35:06 +0000 UTC]

appears to be so.  do you think the top hat is a protective safety hat?

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PickMePls In reply to harrietsfriend [2015-09-14 14:58:18 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm. The top hat appears soft, but who knows. 
I really like this picture. The expression on his face, the reflections in his glasses, the background, and on and on

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Roger-Wilco-66 [2015-08-27 08:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Character!

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loafer-project [2015-08-26 15:41:27 +0000 UTC]

Nice shot, you really get that personal feeling.

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swiftmoonphoto [2015-08-13 21:38:15 +0000 UTC]

Great personality shot!

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EvaPolly [2015-08-08 08:53:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice portrait..

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vanndra [2015-08-07 09:03:54 +0000 UTC]

Great portrait. He has such an interesting face

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akbar24601 [2015-08-06 16:15:26 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful shot! So rich with character!

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abyss1956 [2015-08-06 03:54:38 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful work^^

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pearwood [2015-08-06 00:14:53 +0000 UTC]

A good man.

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slowdog294 [2015-08-05 22:20:36 +0000 UTC]

Down on the farm.

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Salemik [2015-08-05 20:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Another great shot   I keep trying with people but I'm just not quick enough.

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jesseboy000 [2015-08-05 19:41:50 +0000 UTC]

Great portrait Eugene! I like his glasses and the hat really says a lot about him.

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dakota04 [2015-08-05 19:22:45 +0000 UTC]

This is a great portrait. Reminds me of the farmers all around my hometown in the NY Fingerlakes region. Always a friendly smile and wave from them even when toiling in their fields.

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professorwagstaff [2015-08-05 18:10:26 +0000 UTC]

There's the face of a hard working middle class man. Tanned, ruddy, a five o'clock shadow. You captured a way of life in a single photo.

Have a great day.

Thanks for submitting to  .

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