dustbowl

4 photos tagged dustbowl, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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1936
1940

 

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Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

from George Eastman Museum

  • 373 older comments, and then…
  • hobvias sudoneighm said:
    the iconic nature of this image doesn't at all distract from its emotive power.
  • Criz Stoddard said:
    OMG, I was thrilled to log in and see this image. Thank you thank you thank you for uploading it.

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  • Criz Stoddard said:
    FYI -- this appears to be the original, unretouched, version of the photo, with the thumb in the foreground.
  • inquisitive hope said:
    One of my favorite photographers, thanks so much for posting this one! Such an amazing photograph.
  • sirmortimer said:
    wow

Toward Los Angeles, California (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • 36 older comments, and then…
  • lawrence windrush said:
    Amazingly the first time i have seen this
  • (deaf mute) said:
    I think it's the first time for me too, as Lange is always represented by the Migrant Mother photo in the textbooks. This is incredible street photography with a difference. -- Seen in your FSA/OWI Favorites set. (?)
  • Shay Thomason said:
    This photo tells a story in a way that few photos do. I dig.
  • Acoustic Bubble said:
    Good lord!
  • Jeremy Chan said:
    Just amazing.

Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm. Cimarron County, Oklahoma (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • 24 older comments, and then…
  • jcgr said:
    Really amazing shot. Have certainly heard about the dust storms of those years from relatives, but amazing to see it in this way.
  • Omar A. said:
    I wonder if that is their home? It's a reminder that today's economic downturn pales in comparison with what these people went thru in the 30s.
  • Michael Salerno said:
    Arthur Rothstein (the man who took this photo) was my Photojournalism professor in college. He was only a teenager when he took this shot but he told me what a power impression it had on him.
  • terren in Virginia said:
    This photo is one of the most memorable things from going to grade school. I grew up in the Midwest, and can remember wondering what the dust bowl must have been like, and I always went back to this photo.
  • Canardo said:
    Son, don't worry. Someday you'll look back on this as the perfect preparation for being an astronaut.