Cooking spaghetti and frying chicken for a spaghetti supper at Grape F...
Photograph shows three women cooking in a kitchen. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Photograph by Granger. Arkansas Writers' Project.
Wrapping the beef in cheesecloth, Los Angeles Sheriff's barbecue
Photograph shows one older man and two younger men wrapping beef under a tent cover. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Southern California Writers Project.
Spaghetti supper at Grape Festival, Tontitown, Arkansas
Photograph shows men and women eating at long tables. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Photograph by Granger. Arkansas Writers' Project.
Coffee is made by boiling it in this large metal barrel
Photograph showing coffee brewing in an oil drum over a fire in Florida. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Exhibited: American Treasures, Library of Congress, 2001-02.
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[Oysters and a political rally]
Photograph showing a man eating an oyster from the shell. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Stamp on verso: Standard Photo Co., Jackson, Miss. Stamp on verso: ... More
Spaghetti supper at Grape Festival, Tontitown, Arkansas / Photo by Gra...
Photograph shows people eating at long tables. Stamped on verso: "Work Projects Administration, Arkansas Writers' Project." Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. ... More
Cutting the forequarters of beef into 20 lb. hunks, Los Angeles Sherif...
Photograph showing crew of barbecue cooks preparing beef under a tent. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Southern California Writers Project. Exhibited: Ameri... More
Removing the barbecued beef from the pits, Los Angeles Sheriff's Barbe...
Photograph showing crew of barbecue cooks around a brick-lined pit, with servers and crowd in the background. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Southern Califo... More
The rice and chicken is boiled together in iron kettles
Photograph showing a number of three-legged iron kettles being used for cooking the Southern food staple known as chicken pilau (or perlou) at a cookout in Florida. Photographed as part of the "America eats" pr... More
F.M. Gay's annual barbecue given on his plantation every year
Photograph shows crowds of African American and white people separated by a long counter covered with slices of bread at a barbecue in Alabama. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federa... More
Prepared beef, ready for the barbecue pits - Los Angeles Sheriff's bar...
Photograph shows seven men posing with a pile of wrapped beef. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federal Writers' Project. Southern California Writers Project.