1942 Diner. Everyone looks so fit. The plates are even small.

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unibrowking on December 24th, 2022 at 15:31 UTC »

That’s cause they were all walking to school uphill, both ways.

RoutineAd9138 on December 24th, 2022 at 16:00 UTC »

Why are the people lined up behind the seated ones? Are they waiting for the seat? It would make me feel uncomfortable eating knowing someone was standing so close behind me waiting for me to finish so they could sit down and eat

Troutshout on December 24th, 2022 at 19:52 UTC »

It’s not a diner but a drug store lunch counter. Here’s the original caption: “July 1942. Washington, D.C. "People's Drug store lunch counter on G Street N.W. at noon." Acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Farm Security Administration”