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Photo of the Week

by Jon on May 26th, 2007

“Breadline” at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial.

This life-size statue called “Breadline” by George Segal, depicts the seriousness of rampant massive unemployment during the Great Depression.

Breadline - FDR Memorial

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1 opinion for Photo of the Week

  • Lynn
    May 31, 2007 at 4:04 am

    Great work by Segal, you can just feel the despair, and the desolation in the men waiting to be fed. Even in the photo, the spirit of the time comes through!

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