35. A Woman Digging a Grave
Nowadays, heavy machinery takes up the task of grave-digging, so most people don’t even think about the chore that it was before modern technology. During World War II, Australia (like many other places) experienced a severe labor shortage. Why? Because of all of the men who had gone off to fight in the war. The people dealt with the labor shortage by pitching in whatever way they could. This picture is of a woman in her eighties digging a grave, a task that was indeed necessary though not particularly desirable. Yet, at the heart of the picture is the story of a community coming together and getting things done.
