# Girl playing slot machine in decorated barroom, Raceland, Louisiana (1938)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/loc-2017781409-slot-machine-barroom-raceland-1938/

Farm Security Administration photograph by Russell Lee, captioned as a girl playing a slot machine in a decorated barroom at Raceland, Louisiana, September 1938.

The Library of Congress title is "Girl playing slot machine in decorated barroom, Raceland, Louisiana." Russell Lee made the photograph for the Farm Security Administration in September 1938. The wall behind the machine is painted with a sailing ship and flowers. The caption names neither the person nor the bar.

It is filed as a documentary view of how common the machines were, not for the individual shown. No record ties it to any operator. The copy stored here is the Library's medium-size JPEG.

## Sources

- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division: https://www.loc.gov/item/2017781409/
- Library of Congress item record (JSON): https://www.loc.gov/item/2017781409/?fo=json