Tag Archives: rural

Life on the Ranch, 1939

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Lynn

Since elements of Western clothing have become our national style, it’s easy to forget their regional origins.  This 1939 photo by government photographer Arthur Rothstein shows Mrs. Arnold, co-owner of the Quarter Circle U-Ranch in Montana, in a distinctively Western … Continue reading →

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Migrant Grandmother, 1938

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Lynn

Dorothea Lange’s most famous photo is of the migrant mother, a young Oklahoma woman and her children in a farm laborer camp in California.  The migrant mother has become the iconic expression of hardship during the Great Depression.  But it … Continue reading →

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Home for the Holidays, 1962

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Lynn

This trio of photos come from collector extraordinaire Lizzie Bramlett.  They document a Christmas celebration on a family farm in 1962, complete with red barns and grandchildren. The flat empty fields in the background give no clue to the location.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dressed for the Photographer by Joan Severa

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Lynn

Although this book addresses a specific time and place—the United States from the 1840s to 1900—it contains a wealth of information useful to anyone who is interested in how photographs can be used to study the history of fashion. The … Continue reading →

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On the Farm, 1910s

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Lynn

Although these photographs are of the same woman, they are of very different quality. In the picture on the right, developed in sepia tones, we can make out what looks like a simple cotton checked dress, one that could have … Continue reading →

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