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Alfred Eisenstaedt1943

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Widow Julia Braun sits mending in her chair by the window. Above her hangs a single blue star, which symbolizes that a man of the house is in service-in her case an only son in Iran (from essay "An American Block" re small-town block in wartime).

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  • Date: 1943
  • Location: Hamilton, OH, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Sewing, Julia Braun, Vintage Print, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_749673
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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