Since the late nineteenth century, the western plains had been a haven for those with respiratory ailments. At time when the complex workings of the lungs were not-yet understood, many with breathing issues were often advised that it wasn't a problem with their organs; it was a problem with the air. The solution, therefore, was … Continue reading The Brown Plague
Month: May 2019
One Photograph, Two Worlds
Dorothea Lange was operating a successful portrait studio in San Francisco, photographing some of the city's most elite, when she walked past a breadline near her office. Moved by the faces of the unemployed and homeless, she began snapping pictures, soon moving from the city streets to the migrant camps popping up in the nearby … Continue reading One Photograph, Two Worlds
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh…
April 14, 1935. A cold front moving down from Canada clashed with a warm front moving up over the Dakotas. In a matter of hours, the temperature dropped thirty degrees and the wind whipped into a frenzy, throwing up dust and debris from a land aching for rain. The cloud grew into a storm hundred … Continue reading So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh…
