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de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Walker Evans was a master at finding the ideal way to present the unique physicality of a given object: a dilapidated house, a famous bridge, a roadside garage or, as in this gallery, an old freight car: http://ti.me/11pUjzq

(Walker Evans—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)