Thursday, 8 October 2015

Yale Showcases 170,000 Depression-Era Photos

quote [ There are certain images that come to mind when we think of the Great Depression, most common likely being the Dorothy Lange portrait of a mother with two kids clinging to her on either side.

In all, there were about 170,000 photos taken during that era a part of a project headed by the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information, whose intent was to focus public attention on the plight of the poor. ]
[SFW] [history] [+5 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@12:15pmGMT]

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sanepride said[1] @ 2:09pm GMT on 8th Oct
It's nice to include a direct link to the actual photo collection but it seems to be down at the moment.
OK it's working! Map search feature is pretty cool.
hellboy said @ 4:30pm GMT on 8th Oct
a project headed by the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information, whose intent was to focus public attention on the plight of the poor.

Typical liberal class-warfare tactics! Big Government shouldn't be telling us who to care about.
HP Lovekraftwerk said @ 11:31pm GMT on 8th Oct
Forward the link to Rush Limbaugh. Then take bets on how many seconds before he says something like that if he brings it up on his radio show.

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