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[sovay]

I had never before seen this photo of Pete Seeger! It's from 1944; the Library of Congress captions it "Washington, D.C. Pete Seeger, noted folk singer entertaining at the opening of the Washington labor canteen, sponsored by the United Federal Labor Canteen, sponsored by the Federal Workers of American, Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)." Eleanor Roosevelt is in attendance.



He looks a lot like Sgt. John Sweet in A Canterbury Tale (1944).

Comments

[asakiyume]

Wonderful--I like that it's a mixed-race gathering, too.

What a great way to perform--right in there with people all around--and what a great way to listen to music.

[sovay]

Wonderful--I like that it's a mixed-race gathering, too.

Yes! In 1944, when the armed forces were still segregated. Good for the labor canteen.

What a great way to perform--right in there with people all around--and what a great way to listen to music.

I'd love to know what he was singing. I love that even then his style was throw your head back and go with all you've got.