Truck on the highway illustration

Illustration of the transport truck that picks up Tom Joad from The Grapes of Wrath, vol1 p.6 illustrated edition, by Thomas Hart Benton a native of eastern Oklahoma, who was assigned to draw archetypal Oklahomans for 20th Century Fox as the studio believed that would make the casting more accurate. "The hitch-hiker stood up and looked across through the windows. 'Could ya give me a lift, mister?' The driver looked quickly back at the restaurant for a second. 'Didn't you see the No Riders sticker on the win'shield?' 'Sure, I seen it. But sometimes a guy'll be a good guy even if some rich bastard makes him carry a sticker.'"