Washington, D.C.
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1937 Nov.
Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer.
photo information based on neighboring file images
Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a02969
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I really like this series you are doing! It makes the depression more immediate.
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Me again. I just googled the photographer and realized that he has done a lot of my favorite photographs from the time period. There is a certain intensity that a lot of them seem to share. And he has a beautiful sense of composition.
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Hi Mike. Question is, will people 70 years from now be posting pictures of people in today’s depression?
I think the black and white somehow moves me more emotionally though.
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But will our color film (well, obviously not film–photos, I mean) look the same as what they have 70 years from now? Think about how photos from the 70s often (even professionally) have a slightly reddish or yellow tinge? They give me a different emotional impact than photos from now, and photos from 70 years ago. 70 years from now they might have holograms instead of photos, like on some of the sci-fi shows!
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Another very amazing photograph – Thank you made me think
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Mel, thanks. I’ve got some more of his that I’ll be posting.
John, I don’t think that today’s mini-depression has the same impact that the great depression had. As well, all of these photos are in the public domain and always have been since they were taken as part of a government project. As far as I know, there is no project like this currently and most non-government photos of today will still be protected by copyright, though for some people that’s not a concern, even today.
Patricia, Thanks! and, you’re welcome.