“Lady tending her flower box, Omaha, Nebraska,” (probably October) 1938, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
(Click on the image to get a better look.)
The photographer, John Vachon, was on his first solo assignment for the Farm Security Administration in October and November 1938. In addition to taking pictures of rural agricultural projects in Nebraska, he was tasked with recording scenes of life in Omaha for a book by Atlantic magazine writer George Leighton.
There is an interesting discussion of his Omaha work here. His pictures in the city captured “portraits of Depression victims and scenes of comfortable everyday life,” like the one above.
Vachon later worked for Look magazine for 25 years, and he won a Guggenheim fellowship in 1973, two years before his death at age 60.
enclos*ure 
They must have been having a mild October if she was still watering and the plants have leaves. Maybe like the lovely Oct. we’re currently enjoying!
I checked on wunderground.com, which has past temperatures by month and year. The average temp for Omaha for October 15 is 70°F. And the hottest October 15 was 95°F in 1938.
I love her really packed window box.
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