Meeting the President

A farmer receiving drought assistance from the government speaks with President Roosevelt in North Dakota, 1936. Click image for a larger view.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Greek Coffee

A lush, crisp shot of the owner of a coffee shop in 1938 Pennsylvania. (Click image for a larger view.)

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Healthy Specimen

August Ehlen, a Colorado farmer, examines a sugar beet. 1939.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Praying for Rain

The caption accompanying this July 1936 image reads: "Going to church to pray for rain. Grassy Butte, North Dakota." The sign on the building reads: Methodist Church. [click image for a larger view]

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Looking For Rain

An awesome shot taken in North Dakota in 1936. The 30s are associated with the dustbowl - as well as America's hottest temperatures of the century. This gent's name is Mike Sullinger.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Wooly

Sheep at an agricultural college in Texas. January 1942.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Baby Bull

A male cow - also called a bull calf - at a college in Texas. 1942.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Hallway

A hallway in a rooming house/apartment building in the Bronx. 1936.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Rugged and Beautiful

A rock formation in Nevada's Valley of Fire. 1940. (click image for a larger view)

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Circus

I love this shot, of youngsters sneaking under a circus tent in 1936 New Mexico. (click image for a larger version)

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Spinning Wheel

A spinning wheel in 1935 Arkansas. A new coat or blanket was no small thing when every part of the process needed to be undertaken by hand.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Bananas

Bananas being loaded in Mobile, Alabama. Click the image for a larger view of this lovely shot. One wonders what the gent on the far right was thinking at that moment.

Taken in 1937 by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Disease Prevention

A cowboy with a syringe used to immunize cows against Blackleg - a fatal disease that strikes cattle aged 6 months to 2 years. Montana, 1939.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Deer Hunter

A hunter with his prize. When this photo was taken in 1937, the deer would have represented a significant number of meals at a time when meat was more expensive than it is today.

Taken in Pennsylvania by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Dust Farm

This is an awesome shot. The farm boy overcome by the blowing dust, his posture of defeat, the forlorn outbuilding in the background.

Taken by Arthur Rothstein in 1936 Oklahoma. [American Memory link]

Parachute

Student pilots learn about parachutes in Forth Worth, Texas. 1942. I love the billowy, marshmallowy softness.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Farmer's Daughter

The daugher of an Idaho farmer with puppies (click image for larger version).

Photo by Arthur Rothstein, 1936. [American Memory link]

Loading Corn

Be sure to click this photo to view the larger version. It's beautiful. The man and the corn are crisp and sharp, while the horses and wagon have a soft, almost dream-like quality.

Taken in Maryland, 1937. Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Pigs Are Smelly

Hogs eating corn on a Missouri farm. Photo by Arthur Rothstein, 1939.

Many of us feel a nostalgia for simpler times. But the buildings in this photo look spare and impoverished. Not to mention that pigs are smelly - and make rude noises :-)

[American Memory link]

Light on White

Shadows and textures.

Photo taken by Arthur Rothstein in New Hampshire, 1936.

[American Memory link] to locate this image, use search terms: new, snow, fence