Window on the past
Wait for this to load, then step back 70 years or so into a beautiful world.
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Comments (10)
Thanks for the gift. Amazing insight.
Posted by Mary Volm | August 3, 2010 1:45 AM
For me an interesting aspect was the lack of obesity in all the people pictured, especially the children. In spite of some of the poverty displayed it sure looked like people were healthier.
Posted by John Benton | August 3, 2010 2:46 AM
We think of WWII as "modern times". Yes, and no, as we can see in these outstanding photos. How many kids are not wearing shoes? Shacks and dugout log cabins, contrasted with the tenements. Quite a view! Thanks, Jack.
Posted by Bernadette | August 3, 2010 7:05 AM
Great site--thanks for the link!
Posted by jimbo | August 3, 2010 7:06 AM
Very interesting
However, "beautiful"? I wonder...
Rape of the land, grinding poverty (Did you notice how many of the school children in NM had no shoes?) racism, disease....were the "good old days" really that good?
I seriously doubt many of us could survive "the good life" from 70 years ago.
Posted by portland native | August 3, 2010 7:49 AM
If anyone is interested in a really good read, find The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan. It focuses on a "small" patch of NM, OK, TX and CO. These photos show some of that devastation, hard work and sheer determination and then document the status of the cities, too.
Posted by Bernadette | August 3, 2010 8:00 AM
Yes, Bernadette...that is a great book!
Posted by portland native | August 3, 2010 8:56 AM
I thought those photos were amazing...especially liked the Madison, MT rancher on his horse with his dog. Reminded me of my Grandpa.
Posted by laurelann | August 3, 2010 9:58 AM
Thanks for sharing this Jack. I could study those pics for hours. Fascinating.
Posted by dm | August 3, 2010 10:39 AM
My Grandparents were "Okies from Muskogee" as my Grandma, who is still living, puts it.
The main thing I notice about the remaining people of that generation is their incredible hardiness and thriftiness. Growing up in the Depression inculcated many of them with survival traits that can never be shaken...they waste nothing, ever, and can live just fine on very little.
Thanks for the link, those photos are a lot of food for thought.
Posted by ex-cabbie | August 3, 2010 12:05 PM