Dust Drought and Depression #12

Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St., Manhattan, October 25, 1935¹

Men sit in front of huts made of salvaged materials, some decorated with pictures, cat plays in front near baby carriage.

Dust Storm in Rolla, Kansas; 05/06/35²

“Darkness came when it hit us. Picture taken from water tower one hundred feet high.”

Over this bridge drought refugees are crossing the Colorado River into California. 1935.³

1. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. “Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St., Manhattan.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-4fc1-a3d9-e040…; Collection: Changing New York; Date Created: October 25, 1935. (Accessed October 17, 2016.)
2. National Archives, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs. Original Caption: Dust Storm in Rolla, Kansas; 05/06/35; Dear Mr. Roosevelt, Darkness came when it hit us. Picture taken from water tower one hundred feet high. Yours Truly, Chas. P. Williams.” Photo: Massive Dark cloud approaching village in forefront. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/195691 (Accessed October 17, 2016.)
3. Lange, Dorothea, photographer. Over this bridge drought refugees are crossing the Colorado River into California. U.S. 80 / Dorothea Lange, 1935. Image retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/2007683523/. (Accessed October 17, 2016.)