First mate of packet boat El Rito sitting on ladder to boat deck, Louisiana

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Part of American photographer and photojournalist Russell Lee is best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). His images documented the ethnography of various American classes and cultures. In New Orleans, Lee captures the leisure, labor, and exhaustion of New Orleans life during the Great Depression.

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First mate of packet boat El Rito sitting on ladder to boat deck, Louisiana