Sunday, September 19, 2010

Honors 11 2010 GOW Post 1

Guiding Question: What can be learned from the photographs of the Dust Bowl Era?
Task:
Choose a photo from the Dust Bowl Era. Include a link to the photo. Write about what you think the image conveys. You may use the following questions to help guide your response:
*Why would the artist have taken the photo?
*Who do you see in the photograph?
*Where do you think they are?
*What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
*How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
*What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?

Please post "anonymously," but end your post with your first name, last initial and class period.

102 comments:

  1. http://www1.assumption.edu/users/mcclymer/His130/P-H/Dust%20Bowl/MigrantMother.jpg

    Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think that the artist took this picture so that the viewer could connect emotionally to the hardships that the migrant families of the Dust Bowl faced. Also, it could have been to expose the injustices done to people during that time.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    This photo is of the same family as the one in “Migrant Mother.” Although there is a mother and her four children, there is no father figure. This must have been unimaginably hard on the family, especially at that time. Because of the double standard that still existed, it must have been even harder for them to find work.

    *Where do you think they are?
    I think that they are staying at a camp while on the move to California, or are waiting for work there.

    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    You can tell that they are desperate for a safe and secure lifestyle since they are shown with so little possessions and in such poor living conditions.

    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    You can tell that they are miserable, apprehensive, and distressed from the expression on the mother and older daughters face. Perhaps the younger children were too immature to understand what was going on or were just posing for the camera.

    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    The way photo is zoomed away from the subjects’ faces and more at the whole of things, shows the viewer a different perspective than the “Migrant Mother” photo. By showing their tent and the how all their possessions were able to fit so easily into almost makes the viewer guilty for being able to have so much and taking it for granted.

    Sreedevi D 6

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  2. http://newdeal.feri.org/library/ab32.htm


    Why would the artist have taken the photo?

    I believe the artist took this picture to show the endurance of men. In many articles and the Grapes of Wrath, the men in that time period in society held the family together and did everything they could to support them. They were the backbone of society.


    *Who do you see in the photograph?

    In this photo, I see a big sign that says JOBLESS MEN KEEP GOING. WE CAN’T TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Many people are walking past this sign. The importance of the sign is its size. I feel that at any location, its inevitable that the sign will be seen and given an impact to a bystander.

    *Where do you think they are?

    I think this picture is located in a busy area and in a city because the sign is given by the Chamber of Commerce. It seems like a busy area because there are about 5 people walking past the sign.

    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph? How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

    The first thing I noticed in this picture was that everybody is walking past this sign with their heads down, like they are ashamed. I believe every person that is walking past the sign is a man, so it must have been very difficult to see in big print, right in their face. It was a constant remainder but I think it made them stronger to know they were still going and striving to become what they were in the past. They seem miserable but fighting.

    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?

    The main focus is the sign, so the photographer makes it clear on what needs to be emphasized. Also, the location of the people and the faces, make the photo what it is. Meaning the emotion it gives off is very clear because of what he/she has captured.

    Reema C. 5

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  3. http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blygd31.htm

    There are many reasons as to why the author would have taken this photo. First and foremost, his initial cause was to probably allow the viewer to get a general drift of the lives of some of the children during the era. The artist was probably thinking that the viewer would be emotionally attached to the looks of the boys’ faces. The artist would then also hope that the viewer realize the troubles of the time that are not mentioned in text books.
    In this emotional photograph, I see two boys sitting on the porch of some house or building. Presumably, they are brothers who seem to be living poor lives based on the clothes seen.
    At first glance, I would think they are playing on their front porch at home. But the caption of the photo tells me that they are sitting on a porch outside a rehabilitation clinic.
    After looking at this photo I could tell a lot about the two boys in the picture. I can see that they are living poor lives based on their clothing and how both boys seem to have dirt covering their faces with very little possessions as well.
    After trying to put myself in their position, I could only imagine how they feel in this photo. First, the little boy on the right, as adorable as he is, looks sad and confused. He shows little emotion and looks as if he is searching for something based on the location of his hand. The other boy must feel the same way, but at the time he looks a little amused and satisfied with whatever he is playing with in his lap. So both boys probably feel lost and have no sense of love and security.
    Aside from the general feelings one would receive upon looking at the faces of the two boys, I think the photographer used many techniques to capture the intention of the photo. First, the photographer takes the picture making sure the boys are secluded and sitting on the porch alone. This allows the viewer to see they have nowhere to be and are probably homeless. Also, the photographer takes the picture showing two different expressions. One boy seems sad and lost and the other somewhat amused by his actions.

    Ryan H. 5

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  4. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b31646u1_0.preview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shorpy.com/node/901&usg=__-1NlI6mY-hFwv0DhwdB6LRz3fjg=&h=389&w=512&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=nBl5WlmiarfXVM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=210&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddust%2Bbowl%2Bpeople%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1T4SKPB_enUS345US346%26biw%3D1736%26bih%3D804%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=647&vpy=123&dur=3915&hovh=196&hovw=258&tx=162&ty=138&ei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&oei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0l


    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist would have taken the photo so that anyone who looks at this picture can clearly see what the kids living in this difficult time looked like and how they felt. It’s obvious from the photograph that they are dirty, and judging from their facial expressions, worried and tired.
    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    I see two kids, possibly siblings, who have lost everything and are adjusting to their new life on the road
    *Where do you think they are?
    I think they are in a migrant camp that we read about in the book
    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    From the photograph, I can tell that these two kids look like they aren’t having very much fun. Neither of them are smiling, and the girl looks worried; whether it be from not knowing where your next meal will come from or where they will sleep the next night. This time period must have been extremely hard to grow up in, and if you look closely on the girls arm, there are a few bruises and her hair is not brushed; showing how looks are FAR from the first priority in these peoples’ lives, obviously.
    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    I think these kids might feel worried, nervous, bored, and scared. I can tell because they don’t look like kids of that age should, because usually kids are seen running around and playing with one another, while these kids are lying down. Also, their brows are furrowed, which shows concern.
    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    I think that since this picture is in black and white and brownish tones, it adds to the mental image of the “dust bowl” because when I think of the dust bowl I think of impoverished families and the hard times they had to go through. Also, this picture is taken close up so that the viewer can really take a look at the children’s faces.

    Julianne M 6

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  5. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b31646u1_0.preview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shorpy.com/node/901&usg=__-1NlI6mY-hFwv0DhwdB6LRz3fjg=&h=389&w=512&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=nBl5WlmiarfXVM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=210&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddust%2Bbowl%2Bpeople%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1T4SKPB_enUS345US346%26biw%3D1736%26bih%3D804%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=647&vpy=123&dur=3915&hovh=196&hovw=258&tx=162&ty=138&ei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&oei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0l


    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist would have taken the photo so that anyone who looks at this picture can clearly see what the kids living in this difficult time looked like and how they felt. It’s obvious from the photograph that they are dirty, and judging from their facial expressions, worried and tired.
    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    I see two kids, possibly siblings, who have lost everything and are adjusting to their new life on the road
    *Where do you think they are?
    I think they are in a migrant camp that we read about in the book
    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    From the photograph, I can tell that these two kids look like they aren’t having very much fun. Neither of them are smiling, and the girl looks worried; whether it be from not knowing where your next meal will come from or where they will sleep the next night. This time period must have been extremely hard to grow up in, and if you look closely on the girls arm, there are a few bruises and her hair is not brushed; showing how looks are FAR from the first priority in these peoples’ lives, obviously.
    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    I think these kids might feel worried, nervous, bored, and scared. I can tell because they don’t look like kids of that age should, because usually kids are seen running around and playing with one another, while these kids are lying down. Also, their brows are furrowed, which shows concern.
    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    I think that since this picture is in black and white and brownish tones, it adds to the mental image of the “dust bowl” because when I think of the dust bowl I think of impoverished families and the hard times they had to go through. Also, this picture is taken close up so that the viewer can really take a look at the children’s faces.

    Julianne M 6

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  6. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b31646u1_0.preview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shorpy.com/node/901&usg=__-1NlI6mY-hFwv0DhwdB6LRz3fjg=&h=389&w=512&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=nBl5WlmiarfXVM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=210&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddust%2Bbowl%2Bpeople%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1T4SKPB_enUS345US346%26biw%3D1736%26bih%3D804%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=647&vpy=123&dur=3915&hovh=196&hovw=258&tx=162&ty=138&ei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&oei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0l


    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist would have taken the photo so that anyone who looks at this picture can clearly see what the kids living in this difficult time looked like and how they felt. It’s obvious from the photograph that they are dirty, and judging from their facial expressions, worried and tired.
    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    I see two kids, possibly siblings, who have lost everything and are adjusting to their new life on the road
    *Where do you think they are?
    I think they are in a migrant camp that we read about in the book
    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    From the photograph, I can tell that these two kids look like they aren’t having very much fun. Neither of them are smiling, and the girl looks worried; whether it be from not knowing where your next meal will come from or where they will sleep the next night. This time period must have been extremely hard to grow up in, and if you look closely on the girls arm, there are a few bruises and her hair is not brushed; showing how looks are FAR from the first priority in these peoples’ lives, obviously.
    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    I think these kids might feel worried, nervous, bored, and scared. I can tell because they don’t look like kids of that age should, because usually kids are seen running around and playing with one another, while these kids are lying down. Also, their brows are furrowed, which shows concern.
    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    I think that since this picture is in black and white and brownish tones, it adds to the mental image of the “dust bowl” because when I think of the dust bowl I think of impoverished families and the hard times they had to go through. Also, this picture is taken close up so that the viewer can really take a look at the children’s faces.

    Julianne M 6

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  7. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b31646u1_0.preview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shorpy.com/node/901&usg=__-1NlI6mY-hFwv0DhwdB6LRz3fjg=&h=389&w=512&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=nBl5WlmiarfXVM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=210&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddust%2Bbowl%2Bpeople%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1T4SKPB_enUS345US346%26biw%3D1736%26bih%3D804%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=647&vpy=123&dur=3915&hovh=196&hovw=258&tx=162&ty=138&ei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&oei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0l


    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist would have taken the photo so that anyone who looks at this picture can clearly see what the kids living in this difficult time looked like and how they felt. It’s obvious from the photograph that they are dirty, and judging from their facial expressions, worried and tired.
    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    I see two kids, possibly siblings, who have lost everything and are adjusting to their new life on the road
    *Where do you think they are?
    I think they are in a migrant camp that we read about in the book
    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    From the photograph, I can tell that these two kids look like they aren’t having very much fun. Neither of them are smiling, and the girl looks worried; whether it be from not knowing where your next meal will come from or where they will sleep the next night. This time period must have been extremely hard to grow up in, and if you look closely on the girls arm, there are a few bruises and her hair is not brushed; showing how looks are FAR from the first priority in these peoples’ lives, obviously.
    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    I think these kids might feel worried, nervous, bored, and scared. I can tell because they don’t look like kids of that age should, because usually kids are seen running around and playing with one another, while these kids are lying down. Also, their brows are furrowed, which shows concern.
    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    I think that since this picture is in black and white and brownish tones, it adds to the mental image of the “dust bowl” because when I think of the dust bowl I think of impoverished families and the hard times they had to go through. Also, this picture is taken close up so that the viewer can really take a look at the children’s faces.

    Julianne M 6

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  8. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b31646u1_0.preview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shorpy.com/node/901&usg=__-1NlI6mY-hFwv0DhwdB6LRz3fjg=&h=389&w=512&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=nBl5WlmiarfXVM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=210&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddust%2Bbowl%2Bpeople%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1T4SKPB_enUS345US346%26biw%3D1736%26bih%3D804%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=647&vpy=123&dur=3915&hovh=196&hovw=258&tx=162&ty=138&ei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&oei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0l


    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist would have taken the photo so that anyone who looks at this picture can clearly see what the kids living in this difficult time looked like and how they felt. It’s obvious from the photograph that they are dirty, and judging from their facial expressions, worried and tired.
    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    I see two kids, possibly siblings, who have lost everything and are adjusting to their new life on the road
    *Where do you think they are?
    I think they are in a migrant camp that we read about in the book
    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    From the photograph, I can tell that these two kids look like they aren’t having very much fun. Neither of them are smiling, and the girl looks worried; whether it be from not knowing where your next meal will come from or where they will sleep the next night. This time period must have been extremely hard to grow up in, and if you look closely on the girls arm, there are a few bruises and her hair is not brushed; showing how looks are FAR from the first priority in these peoples’ lives, obviously.
    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    I think these kids might feel worried, nervous, bored, and scared. I can tell because they don’t look like kids of that age should, because usually kids are seen running around and playing with one another, while these kids are lying down. Also, their brows are furrowed, which shows concern.
    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    I think that since this picture is in black and white and brownish tones, it adds to the mental image of the “dust bowl” because when I think of the dust bowl I think of impoverished families and the hard times they had to go through. Also, this picture is taken close up so that the viewer can really take a look at the children’s faces.

    Julianne M 6

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  9. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b31646u1_0.preview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shorpy.com/node/901&usg=__-1NlI6mY-hFwv0DhwdB6LRz3fjg=&h=389&w=512&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=nBl5WlmiarfXVM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=210&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddust%2Bbowl%2Bpeople%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1T4SKPB_enUS345US346%26biw%3D1736%26bih%3D804%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=647&vpy=123&dur=3915&hovh=196&hovw=258&tx=162&ty=138&ei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&oei=zvGXTPrxB8P-8Ab-vpGNDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0l


    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist would have taken the photo so that anyone who looks at this picture can clearly see what the kids living in this difficult time looked like and how they felt. It’s obvious from the photograph that they are dirty, and judging from their facial expressions, worried and tired.
    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    I see two kids, possibly siblings, who have lost everything and are adjusting to their new life on the road
    *Where do you think they are?
    I think they are in a migrant camp that we read about in the book
    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    From the photograph, I can tell that these two kids look like they aren’t having very much fun. Neither of them are smiling, and the girl looks worried; whether it be from not knowing where your next meal will come from or where they will sleep the next night. This time period must have been extremely hard to grow up in, and if you look closely on the girls arm, there are a few bruises and her hair is not brushed; showing how looks are FAR from the first priority in these peoples’ lives, obviously.
    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    I think these kids might feel worried, nervous, bored, and scared. I can tell because they don’t look like kids of that age should, because usually kids are seen running around and playing with one another, while these kids are lying down. Also, their brows are furrowed, which shows concern.
    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    I think that since this picture is in black and white and brownish tones, it adds to the mental image of the “dust bowl” because when I think of the dust bowl I think of impoverished families and the hard times they had to go through. Also, this picture is taken close up so that the viewer can really take a look at the children’s faces.

    Julianne M 6

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  10. http://www.zunal.com/myaccount/uploads/woman(3).jpg

    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    - I feel that the artist would have taken this photo to represent what the time period of the Great Depression was like. It helped to show how some families felt when they had nothing left. 

    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    - In the photograph there is a sad mother sitting down against a run down hut that she must be living in with her two children, also in the picture. The mother is holding the baby and the little boy is leaning against her shoulder.

    *Where do you think they are? 
    - I think that the family is at a Hooverville camp because of the shelter they are sitting in. 

    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    - Based on the photo, I can tell that the family is distraught. They don't know what to do since they have lost almost everything. 

    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    - The mother looks like she is hopeless, doesn't know what to do for her kids anymore. The baby is sleeping so nit much can be said about them. The little boy is leaning on his mother most likely because he is sad, hungry, and tired. 

    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you? 
    -The author makes it so that the mother and children, who are the focal point of the photo are in the center of the photo drawing the most attention to them rather than other things in the photo. To draw more emotion, the author took a pretty close up picture of the family to really show the emotions that they have so that the person viewing the photo can connect with their pain and sadness better.

    Jess B. period 5

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  11. http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/dor67.jpg

    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I believe that Dorothea Lange took this picture to show people in the future, like in the present world today, that the Dust Bowl was a serious event in our history. The photo allows us to visualize what it would be like to live through this tough time and to get a better glance at the struggles.
    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    In the photo, I can see three children. I’m not sure if they are possibly orphaned or if their mother or father is off working to put as much food as possible into their children’s mouths. Another possibility is that these children have been abandoned. Unfortunately, some parents would leave their children to survive.
    *Where do you think they are?
    I think that they are in California and they’re trying to work for money and therefore, food. Or maybe they haven’t ventured to a better place yet, and like the Joads, they’re stuck in a rural area with no work, like Oklahoma.
    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    I can tell that these children are having a very harsh childhood. They look dirty and famished by the looks on their faces. I can tell that they most likely don’t have a home to stay in, so they’re staying in a shelter of what looks like a boxcar.
    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    These children probably feel very distraught, tired, ravenous, hopeless, and probably extremely scared. They don’t know if they’ll survive because the dust is so hard to stand, the heat is unbearable, and they get very little food each day. They’re scared for their own survival.
    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    The photographer uses techniques to not only focus on the main subject, the three children, but to also emphasize the terrible living conditions. From the background, you can tell that they don’t have a stable place to live and a scarce amount of food.

    Allie B. 6

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  12. http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6692/
    I feel that artist took this photo because it embodied the lifestyle of the migrant people during the dust bowl. It is simple in the fact that it shows that this family is basically living in their car on the way to a new place. In the photo I see a woman and her three daughters. It’s funny because I was just wondering where the father was, and now that I looked at the photograph again, you can see he is under the car, presumably trying to fix it. I think this family is on the side of the road in a rural community because there is nothing but farm land in the picture and I presume that their car broke down. I can tell this family has been through a lot. No one in the picture is smiling and you can see the worry and anger on their faces. They also looked very tired. I can tell that they are migrant people headed somewhere because they have all their belonging and a mattress in their car and they looked as if they haven’t washed in a while. The photo isn’t staged and that is how I think the photographer draws you in. It’s a candid and you can really tell how these people feel. The father just keeps fixing the truck and the mom isn’t looking at the camera, as if she is thinking. The real life aspect of the photos draws an emotion from me.
    Jessica P6

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  13. http://www.authentichistory.com/1930-1939/02-newdeal/3-dustbowl/Dust_Bowl_Tenants_01.html

    -Why would the artist have taken the photo?

    I think this photo was taken to show the basic, true lives of the traveling farmers in the dust bowl. They look tired dirty and sweaty. They are also poorly dressed; one child doesn't even have pants. They are all in a small room with a bed and two chairs and no one is smiling. It is a picture of people's lives.

    -Who do you see in the photograph?

    There is a tired looking mother sitting on a bed with a baby in her lap, as well as well as two other children. There is a father sitting in a chair next to a grandmother who is also in a chair. They are all poorly dressed and unclean. They look very tired and they don't look happy. They are also all sweaty so I assume that it is hot out.

    -Where do you think they are?

    I think that they are somewhere in the southwest of the country because that is where a lot of the dust traveled. maybe Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, or Arizona.

    -What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?

    You could tell that they have stuck together as a family but live under rough conditions. They probably have to work pretty hard to maintain that family lifestyle. It looks as though it is hard on them but they still remain together.

    -How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

    I think that the people are unhappy. This is a young family. Three young children two adults and on of their mothers. I'm sure this is not what they bargained for. They all seem to feel worn out. You could tell that they are hard workers.

    -What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?

    I like the emotion i get from the photo the most. The people all have a similar one which is kind of emotionless. They are completely beat from all that came with the dust bowl.

    Jackie G5

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  14. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm

    Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist took this photo in an effort to show whoever sees it the journey that many people in that era were forced to make. The artist wanted to illustrate the journey in a single photo.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this photo, I see two men who are most likely looking for work as they travel down a lonely stretch of highway. They are carrying very little which may mean that they have only the essentials, or that it's simply all they have.

    Where do you think they are?
    I think they are somewhere in the Mid-West portion of the country due to the extremely flat land and long stretch of road.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    I can tell that they have either chosen not to buy a car in an effort to conserve money or don't have enough to buy one. Also, the man on the left appears to have his head tilted slightly down, as if he is on the verge of defeat.

    How do you think they feel about this photo? How can you tell?
    I think they're feeling completely awful and defeated. They've been forced to wander aimlessly down this highway looking for anyone who will hire them, carrying only what they can take. I can tell because the man on the left has his head down in an almost weary and hopeless way.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    The photo is purposely taken so that there is very little of anything in the photo. It's only the men, the road, and the sign. Also, the photographer shot it so that both the men and the sign were in the picture. For me, this gives me a sense of irony in that the sign says "relax" when that is just one of the many things these men can't afford to do. I can feel the pain these men suffer with as the wander down the road.

    Sam B. Per. 5

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  15. http://www.csub.edu/library/images/dustbowl.jpg

    Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist took this photo because its captures the anguish and pain that most families who migrated during this era felt. Having to leave your home and possessions to move to a foreign land must have been very emotional for these families.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this picture, there are 5 figures sitting in a tent alongside the road. There are two young children, a mother holding a baby to her chest, and an older girl slouched on a chair.

    Where do you think they are?
    This family has probably set up camp in a Hooverville to take a break from their journey to California.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    The mother and older girl look defeated and depressed, as well as tired physically and emotionally from traveling. They are longing for the stability that once belonged in their lives which they may have taken for granted. The two children in the back seem to be oblivious to what is going on, how bad things really are for their family.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    This family must be feeling everything. Uncertainty if things will ever get better, exhaustion from always being on the move, depression because their lives are so terrible compared to what they once were, happiness because they all okay and with each other, ect.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    The photographer is not just putting the focus on the family but on their surroundings and belongings. He shows the bareness of the land and what little possessions they own. All of this causes the viewer to realize how lucky they are in that he or she did not have to go through the same things this family had to.

    Madison B. Period 5

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  16. http://kapitalism101.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/great-depression-soup-line.jpg
    I think the artist took this photo to show people the large numbers of people in need during the Depression Era. There were many people living in luxury at the same time as other people were starving. The artist wanted people to visually see the difference between the two social classes during the time, and realize the injustice of it.

    The photograph depicts a line of people, looking ragged and hungry. Behind them is a wall with a large banner on it, depicting a smiling family in a car, with the caption “World’s Highest Standard of Living.”

    The people are probably living in a city and jobless, waiting in line at a soup kitchen to receive food. They look somber and hopeless, as if they know life won’t get any better. They might also feel ashamed to have to receive free food, as many people are too proud to do so normally, but now have no other choice.

    The photographer used irony to draw an emotional reaction from the audience. He purposely photographed these people standing against the billboard depicting a wealthy, happy family, using juxtaposition to get his point across that the majority of American people were in a situation exactly opposite from the one shown in the billboard.

    Jenny L. 6

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  17. http://www.shorpy.com/node/901

    Look at these two children, possibly siblings. They look so sad, drawn, hungry, and a little desperate. I look at this photo and see what those kids should have looked like, healthy and happy. Instead they look the way they do. The way you can tell they are sad is the way their eyes are, and people always say you can tell a person's story from their eyes, also the large bags under their eyes give them away. Children shouldn't have those sort of bags. When I saw this it made me feel horrible to see how/what children had to do because of this man-made disaster. I think the photographer wanted people to look at this and realize that not only did the adults have to deal with this disaster but so did the children. No one wants to have to see a child go through that, and they would want to do something about it, and thats why I think the photographer took the photo she did.

    Sarah T. period 6

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  18. http://www.weareca.org/index.php/en/era/WWI-1940s/okies_4.html

    This is a photo of how a family packed up everything they had and moved west in hope of jobs. I believe the artist took the photo because it shows how crowded and how the people literally packed up everything to move west in hope of finding a job. I believe this is a family who is in front of a company that was hiring jobs and now isn’t and the looks on their faces are like now what? This photo is a family that left their home to come and try and find work and was rejected. You can tell that they are very stressed out and just want to find work to support the family. I believe they are feeling a lot of discomfort and really just want the best for the family. He takes the picture with all of them having blank faces and not looking happy to try and make you feel bad for them.

    Austin C 6

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  19. http://www.shorpy.com/node/901?size=_original

    After looking at many photos from the dust bowl era, my eye kept on coming back to this one. This photo was taken by Dorothea Lange during the dust bowl era, in the year 1936. I think that the author took this photo to show how the kids were affected by the journey. In the picture you see two kids one appears to be a boy and one a girl, who are probably breaking in a camp somewhere along their journey west. They have there hands holding up their heads for support. I feel like the kids are feeling exhausted, they look worn out and over tired. And i am sure they are hungry as well. You can tell that they have been in the sun a lot by all of the freckles on their faces and how light their hair is. This is probable from being in the camps or riding on top of the trucks. Under the children's eyes you can see dark circles, probably because they have not gotten enough sleep and when they do get to sleep the conditions are never nice. Meaning they never get a good night sleep. The children also look very dirty showing their lack of being able to shower. This photograph i feel sums up very well what many children during the dust bowl era felt and looked. The photographer did a really nice job of taken the photo. The photo catches my eye out of a group of other photos, i feel it is the fact that it is children who look sad and lost. That always hits a sore spot in my stomach, i just picture what i would have ever done if i was in their shoes. I know i would have never been able to do it.

    Grace Nardella
    Baker English 11 H
    Period 6

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  20. http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/f/gd15.gif

    Why would the artist have taken this photo?
    -->When I began looking for photos, I was originally thinking I was going to find a picture of a tiny house getting lost in a dust storm. Then, I came across this photo and it just stood out to me because it was different. I bet the artist took this photo because it shows the facial expressions of both the man and the woman as they were driving. The artist probably wanted more than just scenery photos and may have wanted to see the people who were experiencing its damage.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    -->In the photograph, I see 2 people, a man and a woman, in a vehicle. The man looks very skinny and seems to be gazing out in the distance even though he's being photographed. He looks tired and I see a trace of annoyance on his face. He has a few layers of clothes on so I am assuming it is chilly. The woman's expression shows that she is tired and I see a hint of intimidation or embarrassment on her face. If you look closely, it looks like he eyes are watering and she could be crying. She has her hands in her pockets and a heavy jacket on. I can't tell if there is a huge dust cloud out their window or if it is a bush/tree.

    Where do you think they are?
    -->By the angle of the photo, I can only see out his window and it looks as if it is either a huge dust cloud or a bush. To guess, I would say the family is traveling somewhere in the south towards the west, just like the Joads.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    -->In general, it is evident to me that the people are suffering. The man looks thin, tired, and somewhat alert, while the woman looks nervous, cold, and a little upset. By looking at the photo, I don't see hope or motivation on their faces and it looks to me like they are exhausted.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    -->Since I picked such a close up photo, I think I can see how they are feeling. The man looks like he's feeling aggrivated, annoyed, exhausted, and hungry. The woman looks like she feels embarrassed to be photographed and looks timid. By her watery eyes, I think she had been crying. In general, I can tell that they feel hurt and are in need of settlement! I can tell all of these traits because the picture is so clear and their expressions are recognizeable.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    -->This photographer drew me in because it wasn't like all the other photos on Google. It didn't have houses getting lost in dust, it showed the expressions of real people. I also like his/her technique of making it hard to tell what is outside the car window. I see a flood of dust, but it could just be a bush. I also like how I can read their expressions, or at least think I am! This photo is the real deal and is one of those pictures that is "worth a thousand words." I made so many assumptions and guesses about it, but that's what makes it cool!

    -~-Kelly Laske, p5

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  21. http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/f/gd15.gif

    Why would the artist have taken this photo?
    -->When I began looking for photos, I was originally thinking I was going to find a picture of a tiny house getting lost in a dust storm. Then, I came across this photo and it just stood out to me because it was different. I bet the artist took this photo because it shows the facial expressions of both the man and the woman as they were driving. The artist probably wanted more than just scenery photos and may have wanted to see the people who were experiencing its damage.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    -->In the photograph, I see 2 people, a man and a woman, in a vehicle. The man looks very skinny and seems to be gazing out in the distance even though he's being photographed. He looks tired and I see a trace of annoyance on his face. He has a few layers of clothes on so I am assuming it is chilly. The woman's expression shows that she is tired and I see a hint of intimidation or embarrassment on her face. If you look closely, it looks like he eyes are watering and she could be crying. She has her hands in her pockets and a heavy jacket on. I can't tell if there is a huge dust cloud out their window or if it is a bush/tree.

    Where do you think they are?
    -->By the angle of the photo, I can only see out his window and it looks as if it is either a huge dust cloud or a bush. To guess, I would say the family is traveling somewhere in the south towards the west, just like the Joads.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    -->In general, it is evident to me that the people are suffering. The man looks thin, tired, and somewhat alert, while the woman looks nervous, cold, and a little upset. By looking at the photo, I don't see hope or motivation on their faces and it looks to me like they are exhausted.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    -->Since I picked such a close up photo, I think I can see how they are feeling. The man looks like he's feeling aggrivated, annoyed, exhausted, and hungry. The woman looks like she feels embarrassed to be photographed and looks timid. By her watery eyes, I think she had been crying. In general, I can tell that they feel hurt and are in need of settlement! I can tell all of these traits because the picture is so clear and their expressions are recognizeable.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    -->This photographer drew me in because it wasn't like all the other photos on Google. It didn't have houses getting lost in dust, it showed the expressions of real people. I also like his/her technique of making it hard to tell what is outside the car window. I see a flood of dust, but it could just be a bush. I also like how I can read their expressions, or at least think I am! This photo is the real deal and is one of those pictures that is "worth a thousand words." I made so many assumptions and guesses about it, but that's what makes it cool!

    -~-Kelly Laske, p5

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  22. http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/f/gd15.gif

    Why would the artist have taken this photo?
    -->When I began looking for photos, I was originally thinking I was going to find a picture of a tiny house getting lost in a dust storm. Then, I came across this photo and it just stood out to me because it was different. I bet the artist took this photo because it shows the facial expressions of both the man and the woman as they were driving. The artist probably wanted more than just scenery photos and may have wanted to see the people who were experiencing its damage.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    -->In the photograph, I see 2 people, a man and a woman, in a vehicle. The man looks very skinny and seems to be gazing out in the distance even though he's being photographed. He looks tired and I see a trace of annoyance on his face. He has a few layers of clothes on so I am assuming it is chilly. The woman's expression shows that she is tired and I see a hint of intimidation or embarrassment on her face. If you look closely, it looks like he eyes are watering and she could be crying. She has her hands in her pockets and a heavy jacket on. I can't tell if there is a huge dust cloud out their window or if it is a bush/tree.

    Where do you think they are?
    -->By the angle of the photo, I can only see out his window and it looks as if it is either a huge dust cloud or a bush. To guess, I would say the family is traveling somewhere in the south towards the west, just like the Joads.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    -->In general, it is evident to me that the people are suffering. The man looks thin, tired, and somewhat alert, while the woman looks nervous, cold, and a little upset. By looking at the photo, I don't see hope or motivation on their faces and it looks to me like they are exhausted.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    -->Since I picked such a close up photo, I think I can see how they are feeling. The man looks like he's feeling aggrivated, annoyed, exhausted, and hungry. The woman looks like she feels embarrassed to be photographed and looks timid. By her watery eyes, I think she had been crying. In general, I can tell that they feel hurt and are in need of settlement! I can tell all of these traits because the picture is so clear and their expressions are recognizeable.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    -->This photographer drew me in because it wasn't like all the other photos on Google. It didn't have houses getting lost in dust, it showed the expressions of real people. I also like his/her technique of making it hard to tell what is outside the car window. I see a flood of dust, but it could just be a bush. I also like how I can read their expressions, or at least think I am! This photo is the real deal and is one of those pictures that is "worth a thousand words." I made so many assumptions and guesses about it, but that's what makes it cool!

    -~-Kelly Laske, p5

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  23. http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/f/gd15.gif

    Why would the artist have taken this photo?
    -->When I began looking for photos, I was originally thinking I was going to find a picture of a tiny house getting lost in a dust storm. Then, I came across this photo and it just stood out to me because it was different. I bet the artist took this photo because it shows the facial expressions of both the man and the woman as they were driving. The artist probably wanted more than just scenery photos and may have wanted to see the people who were experiencing its damage.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    -->In the photograph, I see 2 people, a man and a woman, in a vehicle. The man looks very skinny and seems to be gazing out in the distance even though he's being photographed. He looks tired and I see a trace of annoyance on his face. He has a few layers of clothes on so I am assuming it is chilly. The woman's expression shows that she is tired and I see a hint of intimidation or embarrassment on her face. If you look closely, it looks like he eyes are watering and she could be crying. She has her hands in her pockets and a heavy jacket on. I can't tell if there is a huge dust cloud out their window or if it is a bush/tree.

    Where do you think they are?
    -->By the angle of the photo, I can only see out his window and it looks as if it is either a huge dust cloud or a bush. To guess, I would say the family is traveling somewhere in the south towards the west, just like the Joads.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    -->In general, it is evident to me that the people are suffering. The man looks thin, tired, and somewhat alert, while the woman looks nervous, cold, and a little upset. By looking at the photo, I don't see hope or motivation on their faces and it looks to me like they are exhausted.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    -->Since I picked such a close up photo, I think I can see how they are feeling. The man looks like he's feeling aggrivated, annoyed, exhausted, and hungry. The woman looks like she feels embarrassed to be photographed and looks timid. By her watery eyes, I think she had been crying. In general, I can tell that they feel hurt and are in need of settlement! I can tell all of these traits because the picture is so clear and their expressions are recognizeable.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    -->This photographer drew me in because it wasn't like all the other photos on Google. It didn't have houses getting lost in dust, it showed the expressions of real people. I also like his/her technique of making it hard to tell what is outside the car window. I see a flood of dust, but it could just be a bush. I also like how I can read their expressions, or at least think I am! This photo is the real deal and is one of those pictures that is "worth a thousand words." I made so many assumptions and guesses about it, but that's what makes it cool!

    -~-Kelly Laske, p5

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  24. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ZzZquaXrR8/SOz8h_cIYPI/AAAAAAAACQs/3VGLF4U7VQ4/s640/DustBowlBoy.jpg

    This photo is at once striking and devastating. This little boy is quite clearly lost and alone, and very unhappy with what his life seems to have come to. I feel that this is an adequate decription of what the Dust Bowl was, because people were very often alone and almost always unhappy. You can tell that this boy is probably poor and from a family on the move because of the clothes he is wearing, and how his face clearly portrays distress and sadness. I think that the little boy probably feels exactly as he looks, lost and alone.
    The main thing I think the photographer used to draw a viewer in is how he pictures the boy alone in a mass of wide open space with not a single other person nearby. I also think he chose to picture him in a vulnerable position, with tear tracks on his face and his arms up to protect himself because it gives the viewer an even stronger sense of what the people living in the Dust Bowl era must have felt.

    Carley W p.5

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  25. I think the artist took this photo to bring attention to the hardships faced by everyone, including children. When you think of the depression, you immediately think about the struggle for employment by the adults. People think about the struggle of their children less often. Another artist that considered the hardships of everyone was John Steinback, author of The Grapes of Wrath. Also, a reason the artist might have taken this photo is to enable people to establish an emotional connection with the broken people of the time.

    In the photograph, I see two children, These children aren't lively and spirited like the children we imagine. They are broken down by a lifetime's worth of hardships and struggle, and they are deprived of stability and a home. Because of these troubles, they look aged.

    I think the children are on the road, in search of a home and work for their parents. It looks like they are leaning on a matress outside, and they are dirty. These details support my guess that they are on the move.

    I can tell that these kids are in desperate need of a home. They are dirty and without shelter, and the look in their eyes is one of unnatural maturity and hopelessness for a child. No one that young should know that much pain, so clearly they need stability in their childhood.

    I think they feel hopeless, tired, and desperate. I can tell by the looks on their faces. They both are supporting their heads with their hands and have big bags under their eyes. On top of this, the expressions on their faces are full of sadness and hopelessness.

    The picture is a close up of these two worn down children. Both of them are looking at the camera, so the viewer can look into their eyes. This factor really makes the viewer connect with the kids and feel the pain they're feeling.

    Katrice K, period 5

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  26. http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b31646u1_0.preview.jpg

    Katrice K's picture

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  27. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4390507749_732b743f0b_z.jpg?zz=1

    1936- Dust Bowl Kids
    By: Dorothea Lange

    I think this photo was taken to capture the sorrow and frustration growing with in not only adults, but children. It's pure emotion in their faces. Pure hatred and hopelessness.
    In this picture I see two children alone on what looks to be a typical mattress or tarp used for sleeping on.
    I believe they are in California in at their camp.
    Based on this picture, I can automatically see that these children are tired and unhappy. You can see that they are angry.
    When I look at this photo I feel sorry for these kids... I put myself in their situation and feel absolute sorrow for them. I feel like it's a shock at how bad these conditions were... and then I realize... they aren't the only children that had to experience.. in fact thousands of people went through this, and it makes me wonder how on Earth they endured.
    The photographer really focused on their faces. The eyes of the children really stick out to me... it's as if you see the pain in them. And it's even more focused on them because the background is blurred.

    Olivia N 6

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  28. http://teachingamericanhistorymd.net/000001/000000/000111/images/8b27316r.jpg

    *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist took this picture to show how many people had to migrate and the troubles they went through during the Dust Bowl and Depression. You may notice all the people and supplies shoved into the car. This reveals that the whole family was uprooted and had to take only the neccesities, just like the Joads. This, along with the caption that explains the family is from Oklahoma, means that the journey was probably very difficult.

    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    In the photo, there's a dad in the front seat signing something. There's lots of little children and a mother in the back. This family was probably especially troubled since the only one who had hopes of getting work would be the grown father.

    *Where do you think they are?
    Well, I believe they're in California because the caption says "More Oklahomans Reach Calif. Via The Cotton Fields of Ariz."

    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    I can tell they're quite poor, hungry, and lost. They look like they have been through a long journey and need some refuge. They need food and security.

    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    They're definitely tired and miserable. The looks on their faces aren't too easy to see, but there's many people crammed into the car and some holding onto the back. From the position they're in, I don't think they'd be too happy about anything. They might be hopeful for arriving in California, but they're probably confused since it isn't exactly what they thought it would be.

    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    The photographer got a view of the whole car in the frame in order to express the fact that this family is being crammed into a small space and being forced to move. You can see all the components: the family members, their rusty vehicle, and all their belongings tied to the side of the vehicle. This shows that the families literally had to carry only what they needed to live, because that's all they had room for.

    - T Mas. Period 5

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  29. http://www.shorpy.com/node/901?size=_original

    I believe that the artist took this photo to convey the hard live children had during the dust bowl. It also displays the horrible inhumanity these children had to face on a day to day basis. The girl looks like she is in deep thought and on the verge of tears. In addition, she also looks scared and tired. The little boy beside her looks completely confused. He is probably wondering what is going on and why he is being treated so terribly. The viewer can feel their emotion based on their facial and body expressions. The position of their hands shows how tired and confused they truly are. The caption below the picture says that they were in a migratory camp in California. The children can’t be children anymore because of the ruthless society. Their families need them to help out at work so they can survive together. Children should be able to enjoy their childhood, but during the dust bowl they had to be treated like adults. These children had their own responsibilities to aid the family so there weren’t too many opportunities for fun. The photographer made this photo a lot more emotional by using children instead of adults. Nobody likes to see children sad or struggling and this photo really sends a shock to the viewers. The children’s expressions also send a powerful message of suffering that was typical for many people during this time.

    -Bob T. 6

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  30. - http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://kapitalism101.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/great-depression-soup-line.jpg&imgrefurl=http://kapitalism101.wordpress.com/&usg=__F1KCzwApzVUkrPkk5ECbyCGMXQ0=&h=300&w=400&sz=36&hl=en&start=37&zoom=1&tbnid=BouWI9Cq1WKUYM:&tbnh=142&tbnw=160&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgreat%2Bdepression%2Bpictures%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D619%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C912&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=853&vpy=217&dur=430&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=123&ty=107&ei=Q16ZTIPgEsL78Ab1n9B4&oei=PF6ZTN23H8G78gbfyNz5Dw&esq=3&page=3&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:37&biw=1280&bih=619

    - I think that the photographer took this picture because it is a contradiction in itself. The billboard shows what the “American Family” should look like and the “American Way of Life”, while in real life the people standing in front of it are waiting out in the cold for probably food.
    - In this picture I see people struggling to survive but holding on as long as they can and not giving up on themselves. They’re standing in what seems to be a long line, and they’re not going to give up their spot in line for any reason, because they want to hold on to what they can get and live another day in hopes for a better tomorrow.
    - I think that the people in this photo are probably in the northeast because at this time that is where many African-americans lived, and it seems to be very cold out. I think that they are also in a soup or bread line for their rations because they have bags and baskets in their hands empty and ready to be filled.
    - The people in the photo seem cold and restless from waiting for food, and the end of the depression, but still seem strong in a way, like they’re not going to give up.
    - I was drawn to this photo because of the billboard in the back-round of the suffering people, and it made me feel bad that they’re cold and suffering, and made me question whether people in other countries during this time thought American life was still like it is depicted in the billboard, prosperous and happy.

    Stacy Burke per6

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  31. http://www.shorpy.com/node/901

    The photograph that I chose is entitled "Dust Bowl Kids" and i think that the artist would have chosen to take it for many reasons. Mainly I think that the artist was trying to capture the desperaration and defeat that the children convey. It shows the types of chanllenges that these people went through and by taking the photograph it helps us to feel what they were feeling during this time. In this photograph, I see two children with thier heads held up by their elbows in a manner that shows defeat and exasperation. I think that the two children are probabaly camped out somwhere looking for refuge or they are somewhere along thier journey of migration. From the photo i can tell that the children are tired and have a look of exhaustion to them. I can tell that they are not ni good living conditions and that they are not clean or in a secure lifestyle. I think that the children in this photograph are tired, exhausted, and miserbale and I am able to see this just by seeing thier body lanuage and the expressions on thier faces. They are slouched, covered in dirt, and the expressions on thier faces tell me that they are feeling horrible and are sick of the current way of life. Aside from the fact that the body language and expressions on the childrens faces tell you almsot all yopu need to know about the photo and situation there are other things that the artist does to draw you in emotionally. Even though all photographs were bacl in white, if there were an option of color the artist probabaly would have chosen balck and white because it helps to convey the depression and dreariness of it all. Also the artist captures the children on a pile of what looks like cloth and the artist captures them intentionally with thier heads rested on thier elbows to expess the exhaustion.

    JAKE O"CONNOR

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  32. http://www1.assumption.edu/users/mcclymer/His130/P-H/Dust%20Bowl/MigrantMother.jpg

    why would the artist have taken this photo?
    i think the artist decided to capture this picture because it really shows the disparity of the migrant farmers, and their hardships during the dustbowl. it also shows how little they had

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this picture it looks like a family of 6 traveling. Its hard to see, but there is a little girl in the wagon that the male figure is pulling at the front, and i am guessing the male figure is the father/husband. Then his son behind him, and even farther behind the 2 little girls and their mother. It must have been hard because this is a younger family that has only children. which means more mouths to feed and more worried minds to be calmed.

    Where do you think they are?
    I think they are on their journey towards california for a new life. Clearly they are walking with nothing besides themselves and a wheelbarrow, which means they probably don't have money, or jobs. I think they are coming from Oregon to California in hopes for a new beginning.
    What can you tell based on the people in the photograph?
    you can tell a lot from this simple picture. As i said before you can tell they don't have very much money as they have no shoes, possessions, or any extra suitcases. You can also tell that they are a family of young children, because of the little girls on either side of the lady and the smaller child in the wheel barrow. That must have been hard on the adults of the families to have so many children, because thats just one more relative to worry about and one more mouth to feed. Because of the barren background you can tell that they are not near much civilization, and if they are its families just like them, who are traveling without any other necessities besides themselves.
    How do you think they feel in this picture? how can you tell?
    i think they feel exhausted. You can tell because the little girl to the left of the women looks like she's lagging behind, and her mother is kind of pulling her along their way. The women and children are already a good pace behind the men in the picture which shows how much tenacity the men must have had in order to keep a steady pace that wouldn't break into a slow lull. The fact that they are walking such a long distance with no shoes shows how headstrong they are and they must have had strong spirits because without those bare necessities its hard to keep moving forward.
    what techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    the photographer really takes in everything in this picture. He made sure to give you a background that really sets the scene for where they are, and you can tell that being on that dirt road in the middle of nowhere, walking for miles upon miles, must have been one of the worst experiences these people have ever had to endure. Also, the fact that he took the picture from the back of them, not the front, really emphasizes the long walk ahead that they have for themselves.
    Roz Templeton period 5

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  33. http://www1.assumption.edu/users/mcclymer/His130/P-H/Dust%20Bowl/MigrantMother.jpg

    why would the artist have taken this photo?
    i think the artist decided to capture this picture because it really shows the disparity of the migrant farmers, and their hardships during the dustbowl. it also shows how little they had

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this picture it looks like a family of 6 traveling. Its hard to see, but there is a little girl in the wagon that the male figure is pulling at the front, and i am guessing the male figure is the father/husband. Then his son behind him, and even farther behind the 2 little girls and their mother. It must have been hard because this is a younger family that has only children. which means more mouths to feed and more worried minds to be calmed.

    Where do you think they are?
    I think they are on their journey towards california for a new life. Clearly they are walking with nothing besides themselves and a wheelbarrow, which means they probably don't have money, or jobs. I think they are coming from Oregon to California in hopes for a new beginning.
    What can you tell based on the people in the photograph?
    you can tell a lot from this simple picture. As i said before you can tell they don't have very much money as they have no shoes, possessions, or any extra suitcases. You can also tell that they are a family of young children, because of the little girls on either side of the lady and the smaller child in the wheel barrow. That must have been hard on the adults of the families to have so many children, because thats just one more relative to worry about and one more mouth to feed. Because of the barren background you can tell that they are not near much civilization, and if they are its families just like them, who are traveling without any other necessities besides themselves.
    How do you think they feel in this picture? how can you tell?
    i think they feel exhausted. You can tell because the little girl to the left of the women looks like she's lagging behind, and her mother is kind of pulling her along their way. The women and children are already a good pace behind the men in the picture which shows how much tenacity the men must have had in order to keep a steady pace that wouldn't break into a slow lull. The fact that they are walking such a long distance with no shoes shows how headstrong they are and they must have had strong spirits because without those bare necessities its hard to keep moving forward.
    what techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    the photographer really takes in everything in this picture. He made sure to give you a background that really sets the scene for where they are, and you can tell that being on that dirt road in the middle of nowhere, walking for miles upon miles, must have been one of the worst experiences these people have ever had to endure. Also, the fact that he took the picture from the back of them, not the front, really emphasizes the long walk ahead that they have for themselves.
    Roz Templeton period 5

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  34. http://www1.assumption.edu/users/mcclymer/His130/P-H/Dust%20Bowl/MigrantMother.jpg

    why would the artist have taken this photo?
    i think the artist decided to capture this picture because it really shows the disparity of the migrant farmers, and their hardships during the dustbowl. it also shows how little they had

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this picture it looks like a family of 6 traveling. Its hard to see, but there is a little girl in the wagon that the male figure is pulling at the front, and i am guessing the male figure is the father/husband. Then his son behind him, and even farther behind the 2 little girls and their mother. It must have been hard because this is a younger family that has only children. which means more mouths to feed and more worried minds to be calmed.

    Where do you think they are?
    I think they are on their journey towards california for a new life. Clearly they are walking with nothing besides themselves and a wheelbarrow, which means they probably don't have money, or jobs. I think they are coming from Oregon to California in hopes for a new beginning.
    What can you tell based on the people in the photograph?
    you can tell a lot from this simple picture. As i said before you can tell they don't have very much money as they have no shoes, possessions, or any extra suitcases. You can also tell that they are a family of young children, because of the little girls on either side of the lady and the smaller child in the wheel barrow. That must have been hard on the adults of the families to have so many children, because thats just one more relative to worry about and one more mouth to feed. Because of the barren background you can tell that they are not near much civilization, and if they are its families just like them, who are traveling without any other necessities besides themselves.
    How do you think they feel in this picture? how can you tell?
    i think they feel exhausted. You can tell because the little girl to the left of the women looks like she's lagging behind, and her mother is kind of pulling her along their way. The women and children are already a good pace behind the men in the picture which shows how much tenacity the men must have had in order to keep a steady pace that wouldn't break into a slow lull. The fact that they are walking such a long distance with no shoes shows how headstrong they are and they must have had strong spirits because without those bare necessities its hard to keep moving forward.
    what techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    the photographer really takes in everything in this picture. He made sure to give you a background that really sets the scene for where they are, and you can tell that being on that dirt road in the middle of nowhere, walking for miles upon miles, must have been one of the worst experiences these people have ever had to endure. Also, the fact that he took the picture from the back of them, not the front, really emphasizes the long walk ahead that they have for themselves.
    Roz Templeton period 5

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  35. http://www1.assumption.edu/users/mcclymer/His130/P-H/Dust%20Bowl/MigrantMother.jpg

    why would the artist have taken this photo?
    i think the artist decided to capture this picture because it really shows the disparity of the migrant farmers, and their hardships during the dustbowl. it also shows how little they had

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this picture it looks like a family of 6 traveling. Its hard to see, but there is a little girl in the wagon that the male figure is pulling at the front, and i am guessing the male figure is the father/husband. Then his son behind him, and even farther behind the 2 little girls and their mother. It must have been hard because this is a younger family that has only children. which means more mouths to feed and more worried minds to be calmed.

    Where do you think they are?
    I think they are on their journey towards california for a new life. Clearly they are walking with nothing besides themselves and a wheelbarrow, which means they probably don't have money, or jobs. I think they are coming from Oregon to California in hopes for a new beginning.
    What can you tell based on the people in the photograph?
    you can tell a lot from this simple picture. As i said before you can tell they don't have very much money as they have no shoes, possessions, or any extra suitcases. You can also tell that they are a family of young children, because of the little girls on either side of the lady and the smaller child in the wheel barrow. That must have been hard on the adults of the families to have so many children, because thats just one more relative to worry about and one more mouth to feed. Because of the barren background you can tell that they are not near much civilization, and if they are its families just like them, who are traveling without any other necessities besides themselves.
    How do you think they feel in this picture? how can you tell?
    i think they feel exhausted. You can tell because the little girl to the left of the women looks like she's lagging behind, and her mother is kind of pulling her along their way. The women and children are already a good pace behind the men in the picture which shows how much tenacity the men must have had in order to keep a steady pace that wouldn't break into a slow lull. The fact that they are walking such a long distance with no shoes shows how headstrong they are and they must have had strong spirits because without those bare necessities its hard to keep moving forward.
    what techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    the photographer really takes in everything in this picture. He made sure to give you a background that really sets the scene for where they are, and you can tell that being on that dirt road in the middle of nowhere, walking for miles upon miles, must have been one of the worst experiences these people have ever had to endure. Also, the fact that he took the picture from the back of them, not the front, really emphasizes the long walk ahead that they have for themselves.
    Roz Templeton period 5

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  36. http://www1.assumption.edu/users/mcclymer/His130/P-H/Dust%20Bowl/MigrantMother.jpg

    why would the artist have taken this photo?
    i think the artist decided to capture this picture because it really shows the disparity of the migrant farmers, and their hardships during the dustbowl. it also shows how little they had

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this picture it looks like a family of 6 traveling. Its hard to see, but there is a little girl in the wagon that the male figure is pulling at the front, and i am guessing the male figure is the father/husband. Then his son behind him, and even farther behind the 2 little girls and their mother. It must have been hard because this is a younger family that has only children. which means more mouths to feed and more worried minds to be calmed.

    Where do you think they are?
    I think they are on their journey towards california for a new life. Clearly they are walking with nothing besides themselves and a wheelbarrow, which means they probably don't have money, or jobs. I think they are coming from Oregon to California in hopes for a new beginning.
    What can you tell based on the people in the photograph?
    you can tell a lot from this simple picture. As i said before you can tell they don't have very much money as they have no shoes, possessions, or any extra suitcases. You can also tell that they are a family of young children, because of the little girls on either side of the lady and the smaller child in the wheel barrow. That must have been hard on the adults of the families to have so many children, because thats just one more relative to worry about and one more mouth to feed. Because of the barren background you can tell that they are not near much civilization, and if they are its families just like them, who are traveling without any other necessities besides themselves.
    How do you think they feel in this picture? how can you tell?
    i think they feel exhausted. You can tell because the little girl to the left of the women looks like she's lagging behind, and her mother is kind of pulling her along their way. The women and children are already a good pace behind the men in the picture which shows how much tenacity the men must have had in order to keep a steady pace that wouldn't break into a slow lull. The fact that they are walking such a long distance with no shoes shows how headstrong they are and they must have had strong spirits because without those bare necessities its hard to keep moving forward.
    what techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    the photographer really takes in everything in this picture. He made sure to give you a background that really sets the scene for where they are, and you can tell that being on that dirt road in the middle of nowhere, walking for miles upon miles, must have been one of the worst experiences these people have ever had to endure. Also, the fact that he took the picture from the back of them, not the front, really emphasizes the long walk ahead that they have for themselves.
    Roz Templeton period 5

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  37. http://www1.assumption.edu/users/mcclymer/His130/P-H/Dust%20Bowl/MigrantMother.jpg

    why would the artist have taken this photo?
    i think the artist decided to capture this picture because it really shows the disparity of the migrant farmers, and their hardships during the dustbowl. it also shows how little they had

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this picture it looks like a family of 6 traveling. Its hard to see, but there is a little girl in the wagon that the male figure is pulling at the front, and i am guessing the male figure is the father/husband. Then his son behind him, and even farther behind the 2 little girls and their mother. It must have been hard because this is a younger family that has only children. which means more mouths to feed and more worried minds to be calmed.

    Where do you think they are?
    I think they are on their journey towards california for a new life. Clearly they are walking with nothing besides themselves and a wheelbarrow, which means they probably don't have money, or jobs. I think they are coming from Oregon to California in hopes for a new beginning.
    What can you tell based on the people in the photograph?
    you can tell a lot from this simple picture. As i said before you can tell they don't have very much money as they have no shoes, possessions, or any extra suitcases. You can also tell that they are a family of young children, because of the little girls on either side of the lady and the smaller child in the wheel barrow. That must have been hard on the adults of the families to have so many children, because thats just one more relative to worry about and one more mouth to feed. Because of the barren background you can tell that they are not near much civilization, and if they are its families just like them, who are traveling without any other necessities besides themselves.
    How do you think they feel in this picture? how can you tell?
    i think they feel exhausted. You can tell because the little girl to the left of the women looks like she's lagging behind, and her mother is kind of pulling her along their way. The women and children are already a good pace behind the men in the picture which shows how much tenacity the men must have had in order to keep a steady pace that wouldn't break into a slow lull. The fact that they are walking such a long distance with no shoes shows how headstrong they are and they must have had strong spirits because without those bare necessities its hard to keep moving forward.
    what techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    the photographer really takes in everything in this picture. He made sure to give you a background that really sets the scene for where they are, and you can tell that being on that dirt road in the middle of nowhere, walking for miles upon miles, must have been one of the worst experiences these people have ever had to endure. Also, the fact that he took the picture from the back of them, not the front, really emphasizes the long walk ahead that they have for themselves.
    Roz Templeton period 5

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  38. Families traveling away from farms
    http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01794/pictures2/gd42.gif
    This picture shows two separate families traveling away from their farms. On the muddy field are two trucks. The two trucks are strapped to each other with a rope and one is trying to pull the other car out from the dirt or trying to pull the broken car. Parent with their child is standing next to their car waiting or watching the man in the truck behind them. On their trucks seems to be most of their belongings. The ground is covered with holes created by car tires. They seem to be on their way west and far away from their homes or dust bowl area since the ground is wet. I can tell that it just rained because there’s no cloud in the sky. Also, they look like they are in the middle of nowhere because there is nothing above or beyond the horizon line. Based on this picture I can tell that these families don’t own much currently, had to leave most of their belongings behind, or didn’t own much before. The family in the front looks very close and the parents are very protective of their infant because the father is holding the child tight but also worried about the family behind them. The man standing alone seems to be the head of the family and might be looking back into his truck to check on his family or companions. I think the author took this picture to show how families stayed together with other families and shared the hardships. I’m touched by the family that stopped to help others even though it meant sacrificing some of their time. The man is probably very thankful and hopeful because he understands the time the family is putting into help them. I think the photographer chose to take this picture at an angle where there was nothing else in the picture except for the two trucks. This shows that at times people need to stick together when there’s nothing else to rely on. Furthermore, there seems to be nothing in the direction the cars are faced and this might show that there wasn’t much waiting for them in the west and/or the families didn’t know what their real destination was. They didn’t know what lay ahead of them, what to really expect, and was motivated only by hope to keep going. Also, I think the photographer wanted the picture taken where the family helping was looking towards the viewer so we could see their sympathy for the man or show how they might’ve looked at us if we were in that man’s situation. Even though I can’t see his face, the man is probably very excited and relieved because he might not be able to reach his destination without the family’s help. I think one of the reasons that families decided to help each other is because they knew they would be desperate for help and want someone to help them if they were put in the man’s position. They might believe that if they help him, someone might help them when they are in need. –Ashley Y. 6

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  39. Families traveling away from farms
    http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01794/pictures2/gd42.gif
    This picture shows two separate families traveling away from their farms. On the muddy field are two trucks. The two trucks are strapped to each other with a rope and one is trying to pull the other car out from the dirt or trying to pull the broken car. Parent with their child is standing next to their car waiting or watching the man in the truck behind them. On their trucks seems to be most of their belongings. The ground is covered with holes created by car tires. They seem to be on their way west and far away from their homes or dust bowl area since the ground is wet. I can tell that it just rained because there’s no cloud in the sky. Also, they look like they are in the middle of nowhere because there is nothing above or beyond the horizon line. Based on this picture I can tell that these families don’t own much currently, had to leave most of their belongings behind, or didn’t own much before. The family in the front looks very close and the parents are very protective of their infant because the father is holding the child tight but also worried about the family behind them. The man standing alone seems to be the head of the family and might be looking back into his truck to check on his family or companions. I think the author took this picture to show how families stayed together with other families and shared the hardships. I’m touched by the family that stopped to help others even though it meant sacrificing some of their time. The man is probably very thankful and hopeful because he understands the time the family is putting into help them. I think the photographer chose to take this picture at an angle where there was nothing else in the picture except for the two trucks. This shows that at times people need to stick together when there’s nothing else to rely on. Furthermore, there seems to be nothing in the direction the cars are faced and this might show that there wasn’t much waiting for them in the west and/or the families didn’t know what their real destination was. They didn’t know what lay ahead of them, what to really expect, and was motivated only by hope to keep going. Also, I think the photographer wanted the picture taken where the family helping was looking towards the viewer so we could see their sympathy for the man or show how they might’ve looked at us if we were in that man’s situation. Even though I can’t see his face, the man is probably very excited and relieved because he might not be able to reach his destination without the family’s help. I think one of the reasons that families decided to help each other is because they knew they would be desperate for help and want someone to help them if they were put in the man’s position. They might believe that if they help him, someone might help them when they are in need. –Ashley Y. 6

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  40. Families traveling away from farms
    http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01794/pictures2/gd42.gif
    This picture shows two separate families traveling away from their farms. On the muddy field are two trucks. The two trucks are strapped to each other with a rope and one is trying to pull the other car out from the dirt or trying to pull the broken car. Parent with their child is standing next to their car waiting or watching the man in the truck behind them. On their trucks seems to be most of their belongings. The ground is covered with holes created by car tires. They seem to be on their way west and far away from their homes or dust bowl area since the ground is wet. I can tell that it just rained because there’s no cloud in the sky. Also, they look like they are in the middle of nowhere because there is nothing above or beyond the horizon line. Based on this picture I can tell that these families don’t own much currently, had to leave most of their belongings behind, or didn’t own much before. The family in the front looks very close and the parents are very protective of their infant because the father is holding the child tight but also worried about the family behind them. The man standing alone seems to be the head of the family and might be looking back into his truck to check on his family or companions. I think the author took this picture to show how families stayed together with other families and shared the hardships. I’m touched by the family that stopped to help others even though it meant sacrificing some of their time. The man is probably very thankful and hopeful because he understands the time the family is putting into help them. I think the photographer chose to take this picture at an angle where there was nothing else in the picture except for the two trucks. This shows that at times people need to stick together when there’s nothing else to rely on. Furthermore, there seems to be nothing in the direction the cars are faced and this might show that there wasn’t much waiting for them in the west and/or the families didn’t know what their real destination was. They didn’t know what lay ahead of them, what to really expect, and was motivated only by hope to keep going. Also, I think the photographer wanted the picture taken where the family helping was looking towards the viewer so we could see their sympathy for the man or show how they might’ve looked at us if we were in that man’s situation. Even though I can’t see his face, the man is probably very excited and relieved because he might not be able to reach his destination without the family’s help. I think one of the reasons that families decided to help each other is because they knew they would be desperate for help and want someone to help them if they were put in the man’s position. They might believe that if they help him, someone might help them when they are in need. –Ashley Y. 6

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  41. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/soina_93/ID63783_1_depression.gif&imgrefurl=http://timeplots.com/2010/07/07/hoover/&usg=__SvQmGwmQR6ZlgDfV5D3yXV459O8=&h=547&w=700&sz=409&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=BxNfpPxanw864M:&tbnh=145&tbnw=215&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bgreat%2Bdepression%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D772%26bih%3D435%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=492&vpy=78&dur=485&hovh=198&hovw=254&tx=146&ty=127&ei=kfiZTJb7EMPflgfP1Zn4Dw&oei=kfiZTJb7EMPflgfP1Zn4Dw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=6&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

    Why would the artist have taken the photo?

    I think the artist took this picture to illustrate the hardships of the average American in America during the Great Depression. At the first sight, this picture resembles the every day hustle and bustle of New York, however, if you look closer you can read the sign that is advertising free bread and food. No one in this world would go so desperately to a store like that unless they were really in need of dinner.

    Who do you see in the photograph?

    There are primarily middle aged men in this photograph. I believe this is because they bring whatever food they can get home to their wives and children and they need something to eat in order to not starve to death.

    Where do you think they are?

    I think these men are in a city, most likely New York City. They are probably looking for jobs or on their lunch break, even possibly their way home. It seems like it is the winter because they all have hats and long jackets on with their hands in the pockets.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?

    All the people look curious and most of them are talking to one another or looking through the glass. The store may not be giving away free bread or food anymore because all the men are crowded at the window rather than in a single file line waiting for the food. I can tell that the people are hungry and desperate from food because the act of getting free food really hurts a persons pride.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

    I think the people may feel a little bit embarrassed, but like I mentioned earlier, I think their pride is being hurt because this is not the ideal situation for a man to be in, especially in those years. The faces on the people seem upset and they are pushing to the window which shows the desparation.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?

    Well the fact that the artist put the picture in black and white makes the atmosphere of it a bit sad and morose. Then, the crowd of people kind of draws your eyes in the see whats going on. That really drew me into the sign on the window, which, even though is not in the center of the actual picture, is the main purpose of it. The words on the sign really show the difficulties of the Great Depression and the people.



    Steph Errante :)

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  42. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/soina_93/ID63783_1_depression.gif&imgrefurl=http://timeplots.com/2010/07/07/hoover/&usg=__SvQmGwmQR6ZlgDfV5D3yXV459O8=&h=547&w=700&sz=409&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=BxNfpPxanw864M:&tbnh=145&tbnw=215&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bgreat%2Bdepression%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D772%26bih%3D435%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=492&vpy=78&dur=485&hovh=198&hovw=254&tx=146&ty=127&ei=kfiZTJb7EMPflgfP1Zn4Dw&oei=kfiZTJb7EMPflgfP1Zn4Dw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=6&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

    Why would the artist have taken the photo?

    I think the artist took this picture to illustrate the hardships of the average American in America during the Great Depression. At the first sight, this picture resembles the every day hustle and bustle of New York, however, if you look closer you can read the sign that is advertising free bread and food. No one in this world would go so desperately to a store like that unless they were really in need of dinner.

    Who do you see in the photograph?

    There are primarily middle aged men in this photograph. I believe this is because they bring whatever food they can get home to their wives and children and they need something to eat in order to not starve to death.

    Where do you think they are?

    I think these men are in a city, most likely New York City. They are probably looking for jobs or on their lunch break, even possibly their way home. It seems like it is the winter because they all have hats and long jackets on with their hands in the pockets.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?

    All the people look curious and most of them are talking to one another or looking through the glass. The store may not be giving away free bread or food anymore because all the men are crowded at the window rather than in a single file line waiting for the food. I can tell that the people are hungry and desperate from food because the act of getting free food really hurts a persons pride.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

    I think the people may feel a little bit embarrassed, but like I mentioned earlier, I think their pride is being hurt because this is not the ideal situation for a man to be in, especially in those years. The faces on the people seem upset and they are pushing to the window which shows the desparation.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?

    Well the fact that the artist put the picture in black and white makes the atmosphere of it a bit sad and morose. Then, the crowd of people kind of draws your eyes in the see whats going on. That really drew me into the sign on the window, which, even though is not in the center of the actual picture, is the main purpose of it. The words on the sign really show the difficulties of the Great Depression and the people.



    Steph Errante :)

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  43. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/soina_93/ID63783_1_depression.gif&imgrefurl=http://timeplots.com/2010/07/07/hoover/&usg=__SvQmGwmQR6ZlgDfV5D3yXV459O8=&h=547&w=700&sz=409&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=BxNfpPxanw864M:&tbnh=145&tbnw=215&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bgreat%2Bdepression%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D772%26bih%3D435%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=492&vpy=78&dur=485&hovh=198&hovw=254&tx=146&ty=127&ei=kfiZTJb7EMPflgfP1Zn4Dw&oei=kfiZTJb7EMPflgfP1Zn4Dw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=6&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

    Why would the artist have taken the photo?

    I think the artist took this picture to illustrate the hardships of the average American in America during the Great Depression. At the first sight, this picture resembles the every day hustle and bustle of New York, however, if you look closer you can read the sign that is advertising free bread and food. No one in this world would go so desperately to a store like that unless they were really in need of dinner.

    Who do you see in the photograph?

    There are primarily middle aged men in this photograph. I believe this is because they bring whatever food they can get home to their wives and children and they need something to eat in order to not starve to death.

    Where do you think they are?

    I think these men are in a city, most likely New York City. They are probably looking for jobs or on their lunch break, even possibly their way home. It seems like it is the winter because they all have hats and long jackets on with their hands in the pockets.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?

    All the people look curious and most of them are talking to one another or looking through the glass. The store may not be giving away free bread or food anymore because all the men are crowded at the window rather than in a single file line waiting for the food. I can tell that the people are hungry and desperate from food because the act of getting free food really hurts a persons pride.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

    I think the people may feel a little bit embarrassed, but like I mentioned earlier, I think their pride is being hurt because this is not the ideal situation for a man to be in, especially in those years. The faces on the people seem upset and they are pushing to the window which shows the desparation.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?

    Well the fact that the artist put the picture in black and white makes the atmosphere of it a bit sad and morose. Then, the crowd of people kind of draws your eyes in the see whats going on. That really drew me into the sign on the window, which, even though is not in the center of the actual picture, is the main purpose of it. The words on the sign really show the difficulties of the Great Depression and the people.



    Steph Errante :)

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  44. *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/archives/MUVE07/depression/images/woman_shack_1930.gif
    Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    This artist took this photo so that the viewer could understand the dust bowl and great depression. Her blending in with the scenery of dead trees and dark clouds and the rest of the junk surrounding her represents that she just blends in with the times of poverty and depression.

    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this photograph, I see a depressed woman sitting down and staring towards the ground. She is surrounded by a house poorly put together by scrap pieces of wood and metal.

    *Where do you think they are?
    I think that she is en route to California somewhere in the Midwest in a Hooverville. There also seems to be no other kind of civilization.

    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    I can tell that this person is definetely broke, living in a horrible enviornment. She seems to be all alone, trying to make a living by herself.

    *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    She seems to feel somewhat morose, sitting on the ground with her head down and arms wrapped around her knees. This position shows me that she seems all alone and helpless, not knowing where to start.
    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    The artist uses a black and white photo to express the times and struggles going on during this time. The artist also took the shot from distance to capture the effects of the dark skies and dead trees. Shooting it from a distance also made the woman blend in with her "home".

    Connor Moriarty

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  45. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/es/ok/es_ok_dustbowl_1_e.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/ok/es_ok_dustbowl_1_e.html&usg=__-50a6Mbd1YiXyVNMFttyDLgTJVA=&h=573&w=547&sz=121&hl=en&start=12&zoom=1&tbnid=7-3q8vzo5SAd1M:&tbnh=128&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddust%2Bbowl%2Bpictures%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1004%26bih%3D581%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=297&ei=pending&oei=SgaaTNCqKYGclgfdj6HuDw&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:12&tx=57&ty=88

    I believe the artist took this photo because they wanted to show how scary it was for everyone during this time. Also, they wanted to show how dangerous this period in time was. The artist took a picture of a family with children trying to escape the dust. I see three people who trying to hurry to get to shelter. I also see the huge cloud of dust lingering behind, almost threatening them. I think they are possibly on an old farm. I can tell that the people are used to this based on the picture. Even though they are trying to get away, it seems like they have done this many times before.This is apart of their normal everyday life. I think they feel hopeless because they seem to be looking down. The youngest child feels left behind because he is trying to catch up with the others. I think the photographer uses the old damaged shack as a way to draw emotions from you. You don't know how their living conditions are but it makes you assume they live in a house thats damaged like that.It makes you feel horrible, especially because the man has two children with him. You know that they're growing up during a tough time with bad conditions. This photograph makes me grateful for what I am lucky enough to have.
    -Alexis, A. Period 6

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  46. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=dust+bowl+era&FORM=BIFD&adlt=strict#focal=34d0b328d7e42462094717f004f088b7&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cam.k12.il.us%2Fms%2F6th%2Fdustbowl%2Fmigfamcar.jpg

    Why would the artist have taken this photo?
    I believe the artist took this photo so that other migrant farmers could relate and identify with the family who had to reroute their entire lives. The artist wanted to show how entire families were desperate and had to move.

    Who do you see in the photo?
    I see a carful of people (probably a family) who have just reached california, just like the Joad family was. They're lively hood was destroyed by the "Dust Bowl" in Oklahoma, and in order to survive they had to uproute their lives.

    Where are they?
    I know they are in California because the picture says it on the bottom.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photo?
    I can tell they are scared because of their facial expressions. They just moved to California and are nervous about finding jobs, or even being able to survive. Their lives are all at stake, and you can tell how terrified they are.

    How do you think they feel? How can you tell?
    I think they are sad that they had to move states in order to survive. They are probably embarassed because they don't know whether or not they are going to make it. I can tell because the look of fear in their eyes shows how unsure they are of the sittuation they are in. They can't put on a happy face for their children because it would not only be fake, but impossible because of how destraught the adults are about losing their homes.

    Leah S, period 5

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  47. http://open.salon.com/blog/david_cox/2009/10/05/why_the_coming_great_depression_will_be_worse_than_the_last

    The artist would have taken this photo because it shows the plight of the migrants; the horrible conditions in which they lived and died and how many there actually were. I think sometimes its hard to imagine exactly how many people were in this predicament, and this shows how large the camps actually were. In the photo it shows poverty and sadness and the factory in the background, representing possible jobs, or machines that took the migrants jobs, or just THE MAN in general trying to oppress them. There are also train tracks on the right, maybe showing another possible job opportunity, or a way of escaping north or south to look for something better. Also, in the background is a thriving city, full of the people who have land and money to spare. It seems like a large city for the time, and there is what looks like ocean in the background, so it might be along the coast somewhere, maybe Los Angeles or San Francisco. Here there is probably a higher probability of getting a job because of fishing and farming both being available as possibilities. I can tell that there are many people who lived there, but there is no one in the photo, so either they all hid, or they are out at work and aren't there. It's completely devoid of live. I think the inhabitants of this Hooverville feel hopeless, seeing how many other are in the same boat as them; I think they also feel a little stronger because of their sheer numbers as well. "There's safety in numbers." The place looks so forlorn and rundown I don't see how the people living there wouldn't be depressed and hopeless. The photographer uses the technique of juxtaposition to show this. You see the squalor of the camp against the backdrop of a factory and a thriving city. When you see the poor conditions one group lives in against the extravagance and excess of the other it tears at your heartstrings, makes you want to help, to do something about it. That also reflects how Steinbeck probably felt when he was traveling around the camps and writing the book as well.
    Gretchen G per5

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  48. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rawhidestudios.com/cross-stitch/DustBowl-lg-20.00-ah-07.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.rawhidestudios.com/cross-stitch/family.html&usg=__g4XdMYWUrsIzF0IG9om9a82IlVY=&h=600&w=500&sz=249&hl=en&start=41&zoom=1&tbnid=uJTqpGD8S2J4rM:&tbnh=108&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddust%2Bbowl%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26noj%3D1%26biw%3D1004%26bih%3D391%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1173&um=1&itbs=1&ei=fiCaTM7bK4SClAfzrMVj&biw=1004&bih=391&iact=rc&dur=250&oei=XCCaTIHuMMWAlAeGuvzZDw&esq=10&page=5&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:41&tx=69&ty=31


    Prior to looking at these pictures, I had not known that the Dust Bowl had been such a devastating event to migrant farmers in the 1930s. Although The Grapes of Wrath explained the hardships of the families, it wasn't until I saw these photos that I realized what a huge tragedy it was. The picture that touched me the most was the first one of the woman and her two children. The children are both leaning on their mother's shoulder and hiding their faces. Generally, young kids are the ones who don't worry and are carefree in any situation; however, this photo clearly shows that they were frightened and very needy during the Dust Bowl. Additionally, even though the mother had to stay strong for her children, you can see the fear in her eyes. At this time, the mother was usually said to be the rock of the family. For example, in The Grapes of Wrath, Ma Joad was the one who kept the family together and took care of everyone, even when she felt as though she couldn't take care of herself. I see the mother in this picture being someone like Ma Joad because although she is scared, she is strong for her children. I think that this picture may have been taken at a time of instability, possibly at a camp or anywhere in their travels. I believe this because in her face, I see uncertainty and worry as well. The photographer really captured all of the emotions this woman must have felt. I can read what she was feeling by her facial expression as well as her body language and her children's positioning on her. This photograph really moved me and made me feel an inmense amount of compassion for the families that suffered during the Dust Bowl era.

    Amanda M period 5

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  49. Hi Katrice!
    I think that you did a really good job describing this photom of the two children. I absolutely agree with everything that you said in your post and i had the same reaction when I first saw it. Also, the way you worded everything was really good. (:
    -Jess Blitz

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  50. Connor Mo commenting on Reemaaaaa

    Reema did an excellent job describing the photo. I agree with her on how the picture shows the endurance of men, who will never stop to feed them and their families. I also agree with Reema on how men were the backbone of society, usually bringing in most if not all of the income. Something else i noticed is that even the cop was walking with his head down. This shows how the whole society was depressed, not just the unemployed.

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  51. Hello Madison Birney,
    I strongly agree with your observations of the photo. When I originally looked at the photo, I was confused by the expression of the little boy who looks like he's laughing. I didn't know the way to interpret his expression until you said that he is probably oblivious to what is actually going on. He probably doesn't realize that his life is changing and it won't be the same. I also like how you mentioned that the photographer wanted to show the family and the conditions they were living in. The only thing I'm npot sure I agree with is that the family is in a Hooverville, because it looks to me like they are set up in an abandoned area. Otherwise, I really like your observations because they made me question my own and see the picture in a different way.

    Love,
    Kelly Laske

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  52. http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2008/10/debt-rattle-october-8-2008-last-bank.html

    In this photo there is a little boy. He is standing in a desert looking scene. The ground is covered in a thick layer of dust, Hence the "Dust Bowl" era. I can tell that this is a layer of dust and not soil because you can see the foot steps around the boy and in the background. In the background there is a few shrubs but not many. and directly behind the boy is a small wooden shack. This could possibly be a shed? or an outhouse? you can tell that the boy is not very wealthy for many reasons. First off the boys suspenders are clearly to big for him as you can tell from the rolled up pant legs at the ankles and the bagginess of the pants. also the pants have the wear and tear look that time gives clothes. The suspenders are missing a strap where he seems to be holding them up. this is also a sign of the destruction of time. Also he is wearing a makeshift hat to block out the sun. this all shows signs of poverty which were very common at that time. The boy in this photo has very many feelings shown on his face. First off he looks very confused. You can tell he is wondering very many things like, where are we going? where has my farm and land gone? His eyes are pointed towards the ground staring endlessly at the barren land. He seems to be wondering why has this happened? where is our beautiful fertile soil and crops? im sure it must have been very very hard for a child of this age to go through a hard time like this. he probably has trouble comprehending all of this crazy information. It looks like the boy is probably on his way to a "better" place to try to find work. even tho in reality there is no work. This is a photo that will bring onlookers in and make them think hard about it. this is a photo of a sad and confused boy who is having trouble comprehending his situation.

    jarrett levesh period 5

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  53. Dear Jess B,
    I agree with most of the things you said. For example, I agree that the photo being focussed and close up on the family makes the photo more affective than it would be if it were zoomed-out. This way, you can see their troubled expressions. I also agree that they are feeling hopeless. One thing I disagree with is that they are in a hooverville. I saw a picture of the same family taken at the same time, and there are no other people in the area. It looks like their tent is attached to the back of their car, so I think they might be on the road.

    Love,
    Katrice K

    PS...hi :-)

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  54. Therese,

    I was very pleased with your post. On each one of the questions, you were highly descriptive, and accurately described how I personally felt about the photo. You appear to have a firm grasp on the true meaning of this photo.

    Sam Bibbins P.5

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  55. After seeing Carley’s picture and reading her response I agree with her. She points out that he looks lost, sad, and is clearly alone. She saw the sadness the boy shows. I agree that he is poorly dressed, but I do not agree that he is alone. He has a shirt tied around his head perhaps to protect him from the heat or dust, or even to stay clean maybe. This tells me that someone cared enough to do that for him. I agree that it is a sad and lonesome photo and that that is captured well by the artist only capturing the boy with a lot of empty space around him. Carley really understands this picture and her comments on it helped me get more insight on the photo and the time period as well.

    Jaackie G5

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  56. Kelly Laske!
    When I first looked at your picture I had the same reaction as you. The figures in this picture look worn out and hopeless. They are most likely driving across the country to find work. I agree with everything you said and you coverd everything that there was to analyze in this photo. Nice job!
    Love,
    Madison ( Calvin Klein :)

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  57. I think the photographer took this photo to display how the great depression and dust bowl era affected everyone in different ways. I chose this photo because I found it different from a lot of the other photos depicting the great depression. I found that numerous photographers used shots of dirty children, distressed parents, or shantytowns to depict the horrible situation that was the dust bowl era. This photo rather than visually displaying how poor the living conditions were sends a message through its words. In this photo I see a business man dressed in nice clothes standing beside an expensive car. At first glance you would think this man was well off if it wasn’t for the sign in the window. If you look closely the sign reads: “$100 will buy this car. Must have cash. Lost all on the stock market” This shows the man is in fact not well off and is headed down a miserable path of destruction. I think the man’s pose is very significant. you can tell by the way the man is looking down that he is desperate for someone to buy his car. You can tell that he is pondering ways to survive and he knows that the only way is to sell his possessions. I also think he is thinking about his future. I think he knows what lies ahead for him if he doesn’t find a job or money. This photo made me wonder about this man’s life..Was he able to sell his car? Did he have a family to support? Did he end up living in a shantytown or sleeping on a bench that night? All this questions made me thoroughly look at this photo and contemplate his situation. Overall I think this photographer took an excellent photo because it is thought provoking and depicts the Great Depression in a unique way.
    Sophia- Period 6

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  58. TEMPLETON:

    Becau
    -Leah Sachs (period 5)

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  59. Commenting on Connor's

    I agree with what Connor said. When I first saw the picture, I couldn’t see the woman who lives in this “home”. She completely blends in with the background. I believe the artist did this to show the how people blend in with the times of poverty and depression, just like Connor mentioned. He also makes a good point when he says that her position makes her seem lonely and helpless, not knowing where to go.

    Reema C. 5

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  60. About Steph's post:
    I agree with Steph about the picture illustrating hardships, and difficulties the people were going through.It also shows how many were in the same situation. the man is the provider, so the fact that most of the people in the picture are men is a good observation. Also, by their body language, you can teel they're worried and anxious about if there's enough food for them and their families.the fact that the photo is balck and whit cant be helped, because it was the only king they had then, but it does give an extra dimention, showing the sadness and desperation more. Also, the large white block of the sign draws your eye up, and gives you an idea of whats going on.
    Gretchen G per5

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  61. COMMENT FO' SAMUEL BIBBINS

    I think this was a very quality comment. He analyzed the little amount of objects in the photo to the fullest. He also understood that this photo was meant to show the emptiness that was the wild, wild West during the Dust Bowl. He saw that the men were poor and without any transportation other than their feet. I don't notice a down turned head that Sam mentions, but it is easy to assume that they probably do feel devastated (but, well, you know what they say about assuming). Although I can't exactly "...feel the pain..." like Sam can, I do understand where he's coming from as the men in the picture are alone, miserable, tired, and hungry just like everyone else during the Great Depression.

    by Therese M

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  62. http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b31646u1_0.preview.jpg
    This is a photo of two little migrant boys siting lazily on a raggedy mattress, resting their chins on the palms of their hands. It was taken by Dorothea Lang to illustrate the life of squatters in California. It looks like the kids are in an unkempt camp. They don't look well fed or well-kept. Their eyes look as if they're waiting for something to happen. Their expression is gloomy, hungry and also weary as if from traveling too much. They don't look as vivacious as kids their age would normally look, but rather languid and deeply worried. The picture makes it clear that their life is unsettled; their parents don't have a well-paid/steady jobs. Dorothea places the two boys in the center of the image depicting the detailed expressions on their faces, the impoverished condition of their hair, clothes, and environment.
    Anjita P-6

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  63. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm

    This photo represents the Great Depression and the way that it effected the lives of all the American people living during this unfortunate time period; that's why I believe that the artist, Dorothea Lange, decided to capture this moment. This is just a simple and refined photo of two migrant men walking down a long road, but what makes this memorable is the fact that this picture doesn’t only represents these two men and their journey, but more importantly and effectively all of the migrant families. The two men are holding their little suitcases on their voyage to Los Angeles, California, as the caption says. To think that not only these two men but the majority of the Southwest are unwillingly abandoning everything they know and their comfort to a whole new land with all the fear and wonder of the unknown makes the phrase “you don’t always do what you want to do, but you got to do what you have to do” make sense. Their positioning also helps grabs peoples attention because their backs are facing the camera, and you can't see their faces, but in this case it just symbolic of their determination. Their not looking back they just have to hold their little luggage and keep on walking and have faith that things will be alright. I really appreciate the hint of cynical humor that is in this photo. The billboard to the right of the men is very insensitive to the pain and tribulations that these families that walk past it are going through. The billboard says “NEXT TIME TRY THE TRAIN..RELAX”. How could they use the train if they don't have enough money to even eat and how can they relax if they have the burden of trying to get to some foreign land in time without the miens? Despite the insensitivity, I think that the billboard enhances the photo. It shows how the powerful big cooperate men lacked any compassion for these people.

    Treasure I 6

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  64. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm

    This photo represents the Great Depression and the way that it effected the lives of all the American people living during this unfortunate time period; that's why I believe that the artist, Dorothea Lange, decided to capture this moment. This is just a simple and refined photo of two migrant men walking down a long road, but what makes this memorable is the fact that this picture doesn’t only represents these two men and their journey, but more importantly and effectively all of the migrant families. The two men are holding their little suitcases on their voyage to Los Angeles, California, as the caption says. To think that not only these two men but the majority of the Southwest are unwillingly abandoning everything they know and their comfort to a whole new land with all the fear and wonder of the unknown makes the phrase “you don’t always do what you want to do, but you got to do what you have to do” make sense. Their positioning also helps grabs peoples attention because their backs are facing the camera, and you can't see their faces, but in this case it just symbolic of their determination. Their not looking back they just have to hold their little luggage and keep on walking and have faith that things will be alright. I really appreciate the hint of cynical humor that is in this photo. The billboard to the right of the men is very insensitive to the pain and tribulations that these families that walk past it are going through. The billboard says “NEXT TIME TRY THE TRAIN..RELAX”. How could they use the train if they don't have enough money to even eat and how can they relax if they have the burden of trying to get to some foreign land in time without the miens? Despite the insensitivity, I think that the billboard enhances the photo. It shows how the powerful big cooperate men lacked any compassion for these people.

    Treasure I 6

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  65. Dear Olivia N,

    I also felt the anger and exhaustion from looking at this photo and I too felt bad for them just by looking at the photograph. I also believe that by making the children's faces the focus of the photograph that the artist was able to convey the sad, tired, and depressed emotions from the children.

    From Jake O'Connor

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  66. Hi there Jake.

    Well, you answered all the questions pretty thoroughly and since I had the same picture, I pretty much felt the same way about it. I think you did a swell job, was alittle repetitive, but that was understandable since the questions all sounded the same.
    Glad you pointed out that the kids are holding up their heads with their hands. I never really thought about that in particular, but really looking at it shows that they're too tired for them to hold their own heads up... if that makes sense. Anyway, good job.

    Olivia N 6.

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  67. Allie!
    I really liked how in your post, you brought up how it was possible for the 3 kids to be orphaned or abandoned, i never even thought of that; probably because in the Grapes of Wrath the family was so tightly bound together, so it was great to see a different view point on the peoples' lives. I also enjoyed the word choice you had when describing the children-distraught, tired, ravenous, hopeless, and scared. I thought that these were great (and accurate!) words to express how they looked and probably felt. Lastly, I enjoyed how you also commented on the background of the photo, not just the 3 children.
    -Julianne

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  68. i agree a lot with what treasure has to say about the picture of the two men, i also think that they look determined on their journey, but i feel like they have been worn down because of their sort of slupt body language. But, i agree that they are ready to move on and aren't worried about looking back, and are prepared to start new lives in a new state. i also think that the billboard is a little ironic because if they are traveling on foot with their few worldly possessions they probably can't afford a car,gas, food, or a place to stay so how could they afford to travel in style and luxury? i believe that the photographer took the picture to show other Americans and people around the world the struggles people in the country were facing, but they're determination to move forward.
    Stacy per 6

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  69. Dear Austin,
    the picture you chose was really great, and I agree with what you said about them feeling discomfort and scared. This family looks like they've been through a lot of hardships, and I definitely think the photographer was thrying to make people's hearts go out to this family and those alike.

    Sarah T. p. 6

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  70. Grace, you were very insightful about the children’s appearance and you made a lot of observations that I wouldn’t have noticed myself. However, they made a lot of sense after you pointed it out. For example, saying that “you can tell that they have been in the sun a lot by all of the freckles on their faces and how light their hair is” made me go back and take a better look at the photo. I can see how this photo would have stood out to you, since it did for me also. I think that the fact that they are just children and are being put through this whole ordeal really hits a nerve in most people. They reminded me of Ruthie and Winfield from Grapes of Wrath and changed my perspective of their roles in the book. Also, I’d like to point out that they are probably in California already, but their parents couldn’t find work, judging by the trees in the background.

    Sreedevi D

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  71. I agree with Bob’s comment, I believe that the photographer chose to use kids instead of adults for his photo, to make more of an impact on people. People usually find it harder to see children suffering than adults. I also think he makes a good point by saying that the children were not able to enjoy their childhoods like they should have. Instead, they were forced to grow up and become responsible in order to help their families get through the hard times. After reading his comment, I took a closer look at the children’s expressions in the photo, and I also think that the girl looks like she is about to cry.

    Jenny L. 6

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  72. ~Jessica,
    I agree with everything you said about the picture. When I first saw the picture, I thought, as you did, that the family was in the middle of travelling to somewhere the parents could find jobs. I think you did a good job describing the emotions the picture evokes. One thing that you mentioned that I didn’t think of was about where the father was. So I think that was an insightful observation you made by noticing the father fixing the car because that adds to how difficult it was and how patient the family had to be, and also the roles of the members of the family.
    -Anjita Per-1

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  73. Julianne, I really like all of the things that you had to say about your picture. I think that your reasoning for why the photographer took this photograph is a good interpretation because some people might not realize the hurt and pain that they’re feeling, but you took time to recognize that. Also, when I first looked at this picture, I didn’t really realize the bruises on the girl’s arm and I noticed that you mentioned how the children were sort of deprived of their childhood and I agree totally. I believe that most children in that era felt the same way. Finally, you said that the black and white color was to emphasize the “dust bowl,” and I think that’s a really good observation because I didn’t see that the first time I looked at the picture. Great job!
    Allie B 6

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  74. Dear Anjita,
    I loved the photo you picked out for this assignment. This photo tells so much from just glancing at it. These kids’ faces tell so much and I agree with your comments about how dirty and worried they look. What really gets me about this photo are the boy’s eyes. As soon as I looked at this photo, that is where my eyes were drawn. They looked so sad and worried and there is no hope left in them. I think you did a great job at analyzing this photo and I agree with all your comments.
    Thanks,
    Jessica C P6 :)

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  75. Jenny, I completely agree with your post. I thought this was a great photo choice because it really sent the message of the struggling people. The irony of the photo also strengthens the photographer’s message. The only thing that may be debatable about the photo would be the reason why the people were standing in line. Originally, I thought they may have been standing in line for work, but it makes a lot of sense that they would be waiting in line for the food kitchen as well.

    -Bob T 6

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  76. Hey Shreedevi!
    After looking at the photo you chose I had similar reactions to it, but some were also different. I do also think that the author is trying to show all of the hardships that the family went through. I think that the photographer is trying to show what the living conditions that many of the families lived in. How little warmth and protection they had to bad weather conditions. I also agree with you in the photographer’s idea of showing us what the migrant mother represents. In this photo the mother stands out to me as being the leader of the family sitting up straight and taking care of the children. While on the other hand, you made and observation that the father was just not with them at the time; I thought that the father was either working in the fields or just not present for this photo. That was a really good observation that you made and I agree that it would have been a very hard journey without a father figure, and this photo shows that it can be done without one. I also agree that the photographer took this from farther back to show the all around scenery of the conditions they were living in to show the hardships. In this picture the people appear to be very tired and worn out; especially the person who appears to be leaning on the chair for more support. Overall I think you did a very nice job of breaking down the photograph and made me see things that I probably wouldn’t have noticed before!

    From Grace N.

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  77. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users/title3/future%2520grant%2520projects/Projects/dustbowl/dust_bowl_boy.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users/title3/future%2520grant%2520projects/Projects/dustbowl/dustbowl.htm&usg=__IwFvorsicUpOM2WCj9yVIvvXeM4=&h=306&w=249&sz=9&hl=en&start=20&zoom=1&tbnid=fPDqmr6gXXV0vM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddustbowl%2527%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1004%26bih%3D391%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C538&itbs=1&ei=hi6aTKuoFsL6lwfi69zyDw&biw=1004&bih=391&iact=rc&dur=235&oei=dy6aTPvDKsGqlAfjh6jVDw&esq=3&page=3&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:20&tx=59&ty=55

    Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    I think the artist took this picture to show how the dust actually affected the people and not just the land. This picture shows a reality of living in the areas where the dust bowl hit.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    In this picture I see a young boy covering his face with his arm, trying to block the dust from entering his lungs. I see a dusty background with no greenery and a rundown looking shack in the background.

    Where do you think they are?
    I think this young boy is kind of close to his home. I think this because he is surrounded by dust. Also there aren’t tents in the background, which leads me to the conclusion that he is not in a migrant camp but in fact close to his home.

    What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?
    I can tell from this photograph that the boy is sad and afraid because of his facial expression and his hand over his mouth. Also by his hunched over stature I can tell that he is tired. I can also tell from his clothes that he doesn’t have a lot of money because they are worn out and dirty.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    I think this boy is afraid of what is to come. He seems to be shying away from the shack in the background and shielding himself from the dust circling around him. His bent knees and off posture suggest to me that he is very worn out, physically and emotionally.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    The photographer uses a focus on the boy with the background a little fuzzy to get the viewer to look at the boy and then look at his surroundings. Because the boy is clear, your eye is drawn directly towards him.

    Kristen C. Period 6

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  78. Sarah’s Post
    I agree with what everything you said in your post. Their eyes really tell a story of how hard their lives have been. The girl in the photo has bruises and scrapes all over her arm which makes me feel bad that they had to go through this. They look very hungry and tired and they just want this to be over. I can only imagine what they could be going through. These poor children were probably perfectly fine before this journey started and now they are starving and on the verge of dying. I believe the photographer took this photo to show how the journey out west really affected children.
    Austin C 6

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  79. New York Hooverville

    The above picture is an overhead view of a Hooverville, a temporary camp whose residents are financially destitute. These were common during the Great Depression and named after President Herbert Hoover, whose administration oversaw the Great Depression.
    I believe the artist took the photo to show others what exactly Hoovervilles were and how the people there lived their lives. Moreover, it was to show the most extreme effects of the Great Depression and to bring the public's sympathy to the Hoovervillians' side.
    I see, in the foreground, a Hooverville in Central Park during the winter. In the distance is the metropolis itself, with gleaming buildings. A blanket of snow isolates the Hooverville from the rest of the city; isolates the poor from the rich, the needy from the content.
    Because they have no access to food, heat, medicine, or sanitation, the people living in the Hooverville must be sufferring from (and dying of) starvation, disease, and frostbite.
    They must feel abandoned by their fellow man who is a mile away, living comfortably at their expense. As for the people in the city, they either feel indifferent to, and ignorant of, the Hoovervillians' plight or they have heard about the Hoovervilles' existence and feel sympathetic to them.
    What draws me most into the subject matter is the photographer's use of a blank space between the Hooverville and the city to illustrate the divide between the two classes.
    Luke S. Period 6

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  80. http://www.portervillecollege.edu/tlc/images/HomePagePics/Am.History/DustBowlMigrants.jpg
    *why would the artist have taken this poto?
    I believe this photograph was taken to show the kind of economic diversity going on at the time. As the men walk down the road, they pass a sign that reads, "Next time try the train; relax." This was obviously not an option for the migrant people. The people featured in the picture seem to be just beginning their long journey to a better place.

    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    The people in the photo appear to be migrants headed to a promised land. The two men are alone and are each carrying one luggage item. these are small and probably contain only what they need the most.

    *Where do you think they are?
    I think that these men are close to their starting point. They still appear to be somewhat clean and their clothes look new. They are probably headed west and have a long journey ahead of them.

    *What can you tell about the people based on the photo?
    The men in the photo are facing away from the camera- leaving the past behind them and moving on to a new life. The road ahead of them may seem straight and easy to travel, but the men do not fully know whats ahead of them. They are probably hopeful and confident and, judjing by the size of their bags, have prepared a lot and are taking only a few necessities. The men are probably ready to face whatever is ahead of them with emotional and physical strength.

    *How do you think they feel? How do you know?
    The men look hopeful and ready to move on. they are not looking back, only forward. They are determined to move on and are not distracted by the sign that depicts an easy lifestyle. Perhaps, as they are moving toward the sign, they are also moving to a better lifestyle. The may even be imagining themselves in the promised land.

    *What did the photographer do to draw you in to the picture and evoke emotion?
    The photo definitely evokes emotion. It somehow provides a lot of insight into the men without even showing their faces. the fact that theyre facing away from the camera may be the reason the onlooker is drawn in. it provides a bit of mystery. It seems to make the spectator want to learn more. The photo itself is also quite nice. It uses positive and negative space well and is well balanced. It has nice lines as well.

    CHELSEA T.

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  81. Hey Stacy, I really like the fact that you chose this photo. I definitely agree with the fact that this photo is very contradictory. I also like your comment on whether or not foreigners still look at America during this time the way that they did prior to this era. Based on this photo, I don't think that the Great Depression was recognized internationally as being as bad as we knew it was because of the personna that America was putting on. The comment regarding the people waiting in line and how their restless, I didn't interpret it like you did. I don't think that their minds were'nt really focused on the cold but more on feeding themselves and their families, but I see where your coming from. Good job :)

    Treasure I 6

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  82. http://www.weareca.org/images/period05/b-dust-bowl/migrant-mother.jpg




    I think that the photographer took the photo because they really wanted to show the frustration and the fear that the families had to endear during the dust bowl. In the books Grapes of Wrath, they start to say how the wives were nervous if the father was going to break or not. The faces on the people really show the frustration that they are going through. The mother has to be the leader of the family so the father doesn’t break, and the children are crying from hunger, being scared, and having no home or set meals to look forward too. They become a traveling, hungry family on the road. You see a mother, with the look of doubt, holding her crying children while being helpless and not being able to do anything about the starvation that comes with being poor and homeless. The mother is holding a blanket, so they must either be in a camp of some sort or maybe on the ground, seeing as there was no shelter. The blanket that they have looks like their only hope of shelter. The people are scared, and they need help. They have no sense of direction, and are basically on their own. They are afraid of what may happen next, and they have no hope left. These people feel hopeless, and have no idea what is going to happen, who they will meet, when they will eat, and where they will sleep at night. You can tell by the facial expression of the mother that she’s scared, and the children are upset and starving. The photographer uses dark and shady gray colors to show the desperation.

    Taylor St. John
    English 11 Honors, Baker
    Period 5

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  83. jackie,
    I agree with everything you have said about this picture, except for one thing. The thing I disagree with is that they all look emotionless, because I think by looking at this picture you get a very clear insight into the family's life. While the father looks beat down and worn, i think the mother's face is most striking in this photo, with a kind of defiance and anger that a is usually not seen in women. I suppose this may have come from the women having to take on a larger part of controlling the family, and working harder too, all while still trying to keep everything and everyone together. Besides that, I think you did a really good job interpreting the photo (:
    - carley w

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  84. Ryan, I love the picture you chose. Like you said, the photographer wants the viewers to have an emotional connection with these children. My heart definitely goes out to them! I also liked that you pointed out the photographer's technique. He juxtaposed the expressions of the two little boys. The one on the left has an expression of such forlorn worry that is usually seen on someone years and years older than him. This could be symbolic of the need of migrant children to grow up before they are ready. However, next to him, you catch a glimpse of the resiliance of the human spirit. Even though his close are torn, and his face is dirty, and he happens to be sitting on the steps of a rehabilitation center, the little boy on the right can still find something to smile about. :)

    Molly H. 5

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  85. Amanda,
    I think you did a great job at interpreting the emotions expressed through this photograph. I especially liked that you drew a parallel between the mother in this photo and Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath. I too was moved by this photo and felt deep compassion for the children’s stressful lives. I think this photo perfectly depicts the mindset of the California Migrants. You can see in the mother’s face all the worry and hopelessness. Overall I think this photo was a great choice and your comment was very well thought out.

    -Sophia

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  86. *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    The artist may have taken the picture for a number of reasons. But, I think his or her’s main purpose was to show viewers what had really been going on during the time period this photo had been taken. A photograph unlike a piece of text is able to truly grasp people’s emotions.


    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    In the photo “who” isn’t really that important, but “what” I see is very significant. Although I see men who appear deeply shadowed, I also see an enormous sign saying: “JOBLESS MEN KEEP GOING. WE CAN’T TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.” The sign is most important in the photograph not only for the message it’s sending but how big the message really is in reality.


    *Where do you think they are?
    I can’t exactly specify where the photograph was taken but in the background I happened to have spotted what seems to be a train located directly behind the sign. Also, when I looked hard the first man walking appeared to have been a conductor of some kind. Because train stations are found in bigger cities rather then rural farmlands I assume that is where the men walking and sign are located.



    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph? / *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

    It’s obvious they are not enthused in any way but rather very morose. The men’s body language tells the viewer a lot by them keeping there heads down and continuing walking past the sign as if it wasn’t there. It looks as if all hope for life to be good again was lost completely.


    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    It’s obvious the huge sign that is very lucent to the viewer is used to draw an emotion of sadness and fear for the men in the picture. But, also the way the artist shadowed the men as if they wouldn’t want to be exposed shows a sense of embarrassment and shame.



    Jenna Limone

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  87. *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    The artist may have taken the picture for a number of reasons. But, I think his or her’s main purpose was to show viewers what had really been going on during the time period this photo had been taken. A photograph unlike a piece of text is able to truly grasp people’s emotions.


    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    In the photo “who” isn’t really that important, but “what” I see is very significant. Although I see men who appear deeply shadowed, I also see an enormous sign saying: “JOBLESS MEN KEEP GOING. WE CAN’T TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.” The sign is most important in the photograph not only for the message it’s sending but how big the message really is in reality.


    *Where do you think they are?
    I can’t exactly specify where the photograph was taken but in the background I happened to have spotted what seems to be a train located directly behind the sign. Also, when I looked hard the first man walking appeared to have been a conductor of some kind. Because train stations are found in bigger cities rather then rural farmlands I assume that is where the men walking and sign are located.



    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph? / *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

    It’s obvious they are not enthused in any way but rather very morose. The men’s body language tells the viewer a lot by them keeping there heads down and continuing walking past the sign as if it wasn’t there. It looks as if all hope for life to be good again was lost completely.


    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    It’s obvious the huge sign that is very lucent to the viewer is used to draw an emotion of sadness and fear for the men in the picture. But, also the way the artist shadowed the men as if they wouldn’t want to be exposed shows a sense of embarrassment and shame.



    Jenna Limone

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  88. *Why would the artist have taken the photo?
    The artist may have taken the picture for a number of reasons. But, I think his or her’s main purpose was to show viewers what had really been going on during the time period this photo had been taken. A photograph unlike a piece of text is able to truly grasp people’s emotions.


    *Who do you see in the photograph?
    In the photo “who” isn’t really that important, but “what” I see is very significant. Although I see men who appear deeply shadowed, I also see an enormous sign saying: “JOBLESS MEN KEEP GOING. WE CAN’T TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.” The sign is most important in the photograph not only for the message it’s sending but how big the message really is in reality.


    *Where do you think they are?
    I can’t exactly specify where the photograph was taken but in the background I happened to have spotted what seems to be a train located directly behind the sign. Also, when I looked hard the first man walking appeared to have been a conductor of some kind. Because train stations are found in bigger cities rather then rural farmlands I assume that is where the men walking and sign are located.



    *What can you tell about the people based on the photograph? / *How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

    It’s obvious they are not enthused in any way but rather very morose. The men’s body language tells the viewer a lot by them keeping there heads down and continuing walking past the sign as if it wasn’t there. It looks as if all hope for life to be good again was lost completely.


    *What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    It’s obvious the huge sign that is very lucent to the viewer is used to draw an emotion of sadness and fear for the men in the picture. But, also the way the artist shadowed the men as if they wouldn’t want to be exposed shows a sense of embarrassment and shame.



    Jenna Limone

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  89. Dear Gretchen,
    It is very clear to me, that you are 100% correct that this would have been one of the best places to get a job during this time period. Many of the details that you noticed, I might not have. You put much thought into things that many people would have just passed by as unrelated. The artist clearly illustrated the fact that there were many things striving while many people struggled. I totally agree that the picture is thought provoking which makes it VERY heart breaking and worthy of mine and other’s help. It’s absolutely terrible how many people were in this situation. Great job, girl!

    Steph E :)

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  90. I think that the photographer took the photo because they really wanted to show the frustration and the fear that the families had to endear during the dust bowl. In the books Grapes of Wrath, they start to say how the wives were nervous if the father was going to break or not. The faces on the people really show the frustration that they are going through. The mother has to be the leader of the family so the father doesn’t break, and the children are crying from hunger, being scared, and having no home or set meals to look forward too. They become a traveling, hungry family on the road. You see a mother, with the look of doubt, holding her crying children while being helpless and not being able to do anything about the starvation that comes with being poor and homeless. The mother is holding a blanket, so they must either be in a camp of some sort or maybe on the ground, seeing as there was no shelter. The blanket that they have looks like their only hope of shelter. The people are scared, and they need help. They have no sense of direction, and are basically on their own. They are afraid of what may happen next, and they have no hope left. These people feel hopeless, and have no idea what is going to happen, who they will meet, when they will eat, and where they will sleep at night. You can tell by the facial expression of the mother that she’s scared, and the children are upset and starving. The photographer uses dark and shady gray colors to show the desperation.

    http://www.weareca.org/images/period05/b-dust-bowl/migrant-mother.jpg
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  91. Photo: http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/9/0/1/2/2/1/i/4/6/2/o/Children_of_the_Depression.jpg

    Why would the artist have taken this photo?
    This photo really displays the awful situation for most families during the Great Depression. It is simple, yet very descriptive at the same time.

    Who do you see in the photograph?
    This photo shows a mother and her two children. They are poorly dressed and covered in dirt. Their home seems to be a shed made of whatever materials they could get cheaply or off the side of the road. I see desperation in the mothers eyes as well as confusion and pain in the children’s faces.
    Where do you think they are?
    I think they are hiding in the woods, in this junk-made hut. Maybe they are travelling to find jobs or a better home.

    What can you tell based on the people in the photograph?
    I think I can see the worry in the mother’s eyes. She is clearly concerned she can’t care for own kids, and that it won’t end well for their family. I think you can tell by the little girl’s face that she is frustrated from the lack of substance in her life, and the boy seems confused, maybe on why his family is struggling so much.

    How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?
    It is almost obvious that they are feeling negative emotions. Mostly fear, anger, and confusion. Their facial expressions and bodies give away their feelings. The little boy is bright eye’d and confused, maybe because he doesn’t understand why his family is struggling so much. The little girl looks angry, maybe because she can’t get what she wants from the lack of money and health of her family. Although a selfish reason, she is a child, and she doesn’t quite understand the situation her family is in. The mother has made that clear though, she is completely overwhelmed with concern over her family’s safety.

    What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?
    Although the faces of the people in the photo are very important, the fact that the photographer took in the surroundings to show its significance! You can see how not only they look desperate, but also their home and situation are ALSO desperate. The junk home is a display of how terrible homes became due to the lack of income, and the impact of the Great Depression.



    -Noah Perito P5

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  92. To Jarrett.
    Jarrett’s analysis of this photo was quite well done. I believe that he really dug deep in his own mind to analyze the photo at hand. He took the child’s clothes, body, and facial expression to describe his photograph and relate it to the current English Unit at hand. He might have OVER described the photo, for instance, bringing up the boys confusion over poor crop production (after all, how could a child age 4 really understand the complex political and economic conditions of the Great Depression and the agricultural tragedy of the Dustbowl?), but I digress, even in over analysis of the photograph, Jarrett draws connections between his personal knowledge of the economic depression of the 1930s as well as acquired information to describe the photographer’s reason and vision of the photo.

    He deserves an A.

    From Noah.

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  93. AYOOOO NOAHHH!!
    First off I think that you picked a great photo to describe the dustbowl. It really shows the hard times and traveling that people went through. It also shows what people had to do to survive, as in live in shacks and live a filthy, low food life. Second of all just from reading your comments I really don’t even have to look at the picture. Just from reading your description I can tell what is going on the picture you chose. I can tell that these people are going through a hard time and that is clearly during the Dust Bowl time period. You do a great job of accessing the situation in the picture and describing it. I love how you picked out every little detail that you could. All together it was a great photo choice and you described it quite elegantly.
    Your friend, master, accomplice, third wolf, tenor pal, all around best pal,
    JaRrEtT LeVeSh

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  94. What an awesome job you did commenting on each other's posts! I am proud of how politely you challenged/ disagreed with one another. Check out Luke's post as he was able to embed his picture. Thanks Luke for sharing with me how you did that. Please share with your classmates tomorrow. I hope you were able to see some of the benefits of blogging through this assignment. Writing for an audience that consists of more than just your teacher is a good thing. Having a forum that allows everyone to express an opinion is also positive. Just a couple of reminders:
    *Type/ spell check in Word and then copy/paste into the "comment" section
    *DO NOT USE LAST NAMES!!! Internet Safety!!!
    Take a look at the bulletin board tomorrow...who should win "Best Blog Post"???

    Mrs. B

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  95. Alexis, I totally agree with what you said about assuming that the family lives in a old damaged shack like the one in the picture. Even if they were just running towards it for shelter it’s sad to know that the only place they can protect themselves from the dust is a house that’s buried half way. I agree with your opinion about how the photographer uses the shack as a way to draw emotions from people. But, I also think that the photographer used the emptiness behind the shack to show that they family didn’t have anything left except for their house. The branches sticking out from the ground tells us that their land has dried out and there’s nothing growing. It seems like the house is the last thing they own, their last reason to stay, and their last hope but it’s falling apart. –Ashley Y. 6

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  96. Ashley, I really think you wrote a great response to your photo! I agree with everything you saw and feel the same way about the situation it shows. Your response was really descriptive and really allowed me to picture everything in my head. I also saw that the families didn’t own much right away when I looked at the picture too. I definitely believe author wanted to show how families helped one another out in times of need. I think you definitely saw the message this photographer was trying to convey.- Alexis Ammerer, Period 6

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  97. Leah,
    I thought you did a great job describing their emotions in the picture. It really gives us an idea of how they felt due to all the traveling and exhaustion. I like the way you described the emotion in their eyes as fear because sometimes reading people is hard to do and you hit the nail on the head with your descriptions. Great work!
    ROZ (not woz..leah)

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  98. "It's no accident that the psychlogy of entire generations is shaped by the milieu in which they grew up; economic research tells us that our lifelong behaviors are determined in large part by the seismic events--good or bad--of our youth." (42)
    "But there's a broad feeling that Americans' psyches and behaviors will be somehow permanently altered by the crisis." (43)
    "Parental unemployment has huge consequences for children, making them more likely to fall behind in school, repeat grades, and exhibit anxiety dosorders."(44)


    I found the fact that 43 percent of Americans who took the AlixPartners survey don't expect the economy to return to the state it was prior to the recession. I believe that the Great Depression was significantly worse than this recession. Even though it took several years, America was once again prosperous. I think with a little hope and with the right direction, America will once again be a strong economic power.

    The article states that "Americans generally have a high tolerance for inequality." I found that to be a little alarming. This country was founded on the idea of equality for all men. Now it appears that as each generation starts taking control the focus is more on the well-being of the individual than that of America as a whole.


    We all go to school to get an education and that education was known in the past to guarantee us a secure future for ourselves as well as our families. However, with all this talk of the post recession generation not being able to "do better than their parents"(45),is waking up 5:30am five times a week even worth it anymore? We believed that if we study, make good grades, go to college, and get degrees that we were sure to have a steady and bright future, but as it seems now, that's not the case anymore. I still believe that whether or not we will have a secure future, knowledge is the only thing that will make us understand this world that we share and each other. Without it we will be ignorant and have low tolerance for one another. On the other hand, I would still like to know that all my hardwork now is going to pay off in the future so I can provide a better life for my children than my parents as immigrants were able to provide for me.

    Treasure I p6

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  99. http://media.thestate.com/smedia/2010/06/20/02/178-20100620_magnitude_11.standalone.prod_affiliate.74.jpg


    1. I believe that the photographer took this photo to show the devastation of the Dust Bowl. This picture effectively portrays the impoverished and depressed state that America was in during this time. The object to the left of the picture, which seems to be a makeshift house, appears to be made out of scraps. The house and the tent that the people are under would not be able to endure the strong winds that accompanied the Dust Bowl. The jars and bowls shown in the picture are probably used for cooking, but they seem very dirty. Cooking and eating out of dirty dish ware probably accounted for a lot of deaths and illnesses during the time of the Dust Bowl.

    2 (& 5). In this photo, I see six children (mainly toddlers) and a very young mother. Only one of the children has the luxury of having a toy, which is a naked doll. The other kids are calmly sitting under the tent without toys. I believe that this further shows the depression of the people during the time of the Dust Bowl because children, especially toddlers, are usually jubilant and do not like to sit still. The kids look preoccupied, which is probably due to worry and fear. Unlike usual children, these kids are not smiling, laughing, or playing. None of the children look clean and they are all wearing dirty clothes. Unfortunately, it was not out of the ordinary for kids to be dirty during the Dust Bowl. I believe that the oldest person in the photo is a mother because it looks like she is knitting or sewing clothes. Of all of the people in the photo, she looks the cleanest and the most put together. She is the only person sitting on an actual chair, which is heartbreaking. I do not see a patriarchal figure in the picture, which could be another reason for the looks of melancholy on the children's faces.

    3. I think that this picture is taken place at a Hooverville because it seems like they are on a camp ground or designated area for migrant farmers since there are no businesses or commercial property in site.

    4. I am able to tell that this family is extremely poor because of what they are wearing and the lack of supplies that they have. It is possible that they are hungry because there is no food in the picture either. I am also able to tell that they do not have a stable home because the tent and shack are not very durable and wold not be able to withstand harsh conditions.

    6. The photographer includes the rundown shack and tent, and the lack of clean supplies in the picture to show the viewer the harsh conditions of the Dust Bowl. He/she also captures the sad looks on the children's faces, which causes the viewer to feel bad for them.

    Alexis M, Period 5

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  100. Hi Mrs. Baker! My response is divided into two comments because it couldn't fit into one:

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    1. I believe that the photographer took this photo to show the devastation of the Dust Bowl. This picture effectively portrays the impoverished and depressed state that America was in during this time. The object to the left of the picture, which seems to be a makeshift house, appears to be made out of scraps. The house and the tent that the people are under would not be able to endure the strong winds that accompanied the Dust Bowl. The jars and bowls shown in the picture are probably used for cooking, but they seem very dirty. Cooking and eating out of dirty dish ware probably accounted for a lot of deaths and illnesses during the time of the Dust Bowl.

    2 (& 5). In this photo, I see six children (mainly toddlers) and a very young mother. Only one of the children has the luxury of having a toy, which is a naked doll. The other kids are calmly sitting under the tent without toys. I believe that this further shows the depression of the people during the time of the Dust Bowl because children, especially toddlers, are usually jubilant and do not like to sit still. The kids look preoccupied, which is probably due to worry and fear. Unlike usual children, these kids are not smiling, laughing, or playing. None of the children look clean and they are all wearing dirty clothes. Unfortunately, it was not out of the ordinary for kids to be dirty during the Dust Bowl. I believe that the oldest person in the photo is a mother because it looks like she is knitting or sewing clothes. Of all of the people in the photo, she looks the cleanest and the most put together. She is the only person sitting on an actual chair, which is heartbreaking. I do not see a patriarchal figure in the picture, which could be another reason for the looks of melancholy on the children's faces.

    Alexis M, P5 (Part 1)

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  101. 3. I think that this picture is taken place at a Hooverville because it seems like they are on a camp ground or designated area for migrant farmers since there are no businesses or commercial property in site.

    4. I am able to tell that this family is extremely poor because of what they are wearing and the lack of supplies that they have. It is possible that they are hungry because there is no food in the picture either. I am also able to tell that they do not have a stable home because the tent and shack are not very durable and wold not be able to withstand harsh conditions.

    6. The photographer includes the rundown shack and tent, and the lack of clean supplies in the picture to show the viewer the harsh conditions of the Dust Bowl. He/she also captures the sad looks on the children's faces, which causes the viewer to feel bad for them.

    Alexis M, Period 5 (Part 2)

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