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is it necessary to label the photo "Negro boy" surly "boy" will do or if needed to make reference to his race for historical context surly African American. just like to point out that i am not PC mad just thought this title was a little odd. after all this guy is probably alive wonder what he would think to being called "Negro boy"

I guess it must be the original title, or the agency caption as mentioned above. I don't see anything wrong in keeping that title, it reminds us of the mindset of some people in that time and it could even be an anti-racist statement.

I Like the photo but not the tittle.

yes but the title is part of the times the image was taken in
therefore the title itself has a historical context.

it might not be nice or acceptable context, but to change the title as given by the original photographer, changes history. Essentially whitewashing the past.

The titles are all drawn from the original descriptions of the photos - if you browse around on the Library of Congress's American Memory project you'll see a lot of outdated terms sometimes, but that's the way people talked back then. This is part of why they need help from people tagging pictures - we look for pictures using different words than the photographers or librarians back then would have used.

Thank you for this, I just love old pictures, my grandmother was born 5 years later!

So much dignity and elegance in her face. She is very beautiful. I wish I could see her clothing in color.

Regal in her bearing, grace and beauty her adornments. Thanks

O povo negro é lindo

beautiful

From left to right: Frida Kahlo, Peig Sayers, Michael D.

love the outfits --fabulous image!

Now there's you a real motley crew!

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/64555638@N00] and there's Merle Streep beside him!!! What a wonderful social commentary Carol, great shot and great material to mull over with a nice cup of tea and (non virtual) sticky bun! The two ladies with veils over their faces as a reminder that the hijab was not the only form of face covering in use. The gentleman with the top hat looking so discomfited by mixing with the hoi-polloi and the casual boater relaxing at the back, a great start to a Flickr week!

I'd say the woman at far left is only going as far as the Spanish Arch.

Again, I don't see any cotton plants being 'saved' or any weeds being 'chopped'.

Chopping cotton is a tillage practice. They're cutting the stalks and then turning them under the soil surface. Usually people practice no-till farming these days.

They look awefully dressed up to be in the field chopping cotton.

Right you are. Nice clean dresses and spanking new overalls to work in the field? These folks are posed.

what do you think women would wear in 1930th? Jeans and T-shirts?? ;-)