Photography
A photo tells 1000 words, goes the saying...
Links
A photo tells 1000 words, goes the saying. Digital photography is just taking off but the equipment may still be out of reach financially for many people.
On this page are links to two of the best photo documentarians in 20th century American history.
Both Gordon Parks and Dorthea Lange begin their record of American life during the Great Depression. Both photographers used black and white so their work is more "gritty" than we view today.
Remember the age of the most famous migrant mother, taken by Lange, is 32.
EDC offers a site with representative photos for students to replicate the work of historians by sifting and comparing photos for the history of the U.S. between 1880 and 1920.
Annotation
As you look at their work, think what snapshots of American life today you would capture in photos.
