A father, his daughter, and his grandchild. When this photo was taken in San Antonio, Texas in 1939 this family's home was described by the photographer as a "shack".Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Jun 26, 2009
Three Generations
A father, his daughter, and his grandchild. When this photo was taken in San Antonio, Texas in 1939 this family's home was described by the photographer as a "shack".Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
May 30, 2009
Recovering from the Rain (One)
The caption accompanying this photo is succinct: "West Texas farmer replanting cotton. Had three inches of rain which washed out the first crop."In an agriculture-based economy, too little rain is disastrous. Too much is also bad news. More seed must be purchased and time must be spent re-planting. Not to mention the costs associated with an abbreviated growing season.
Photo by Dorothea Lange, 1937. [American Memory link]
May 21, 2009
News & Potatoes For Sale
Click the image for a larger view. The caption accompanying this photo reads: "Potato peddler and newsboy, market, San Antonio, Texas." The newspaper is a Spanish-language one.Taken by Russell Lee, 1939. [American Memory link]
May 18, 2009
Wooly
Sheep at an agricultural college in Texas. January 1942.Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]
May 17, 2009
Baby Bull
A male cow - also called a bull calf - at a college in Texas. 1942.Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]
May 9, 2009
Cheap Eats
Hot dogs costing 5 cents and platefuls of food for 25 cents. Wonder what the cowboy stew was made of. Texas, 1939.Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
May 8, 2009
Spinach Fields
These empty baskets were filled with spinach harvested by migrant workers under the hot Texas sun. 1939.Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
May 7, 2009
Apr 20, 2009
Peek-A-Boo
A mother looks off into the distance as her son flirts with the photographer. Texas, 1939.Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
Apr 19, 2009
Old & New
Wagon wheels and an early automobile muffler outside a blacksmith's shop. Texas, 1939.Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
Apr 10, 2009
Shelter 2
Another shot of a baby goat with its own personal shelter. Texas, 1940.Photo by Lee Russell. [American Memory link]
Apr 9, 2009
Shelter from the Storm
A young goat kid is protected from cold winds and blazing sun on a Texas ranch in 1940.Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
Apr 7, 2009
Blowing in the Wind
Paper blown against a fence by the West Texas wind. 1940.Photo by Lee Russell. [American Memory link]
Mar 10, 2009
No Hitchhiking
The message on this truck's windshield indicates that hitchhikers aren't welcome. San Juan, Texas - 1939.Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
Feb 24, 2009
Refuge
Before there were fallout shelters, there were storm cellars - such as this one on the West Texas Panhandle.Photo by Dorothea Lange, 1937. [American Memory link]
Feb 23, 2009
Parachute
Student pilots learn about parachutes in Forth Worth, Texas. 1942. I love the billowy, marshmallowy softness.Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]
Jan 8, 2009
Texas Chili
A ranch cook lifts the lid on a pot of chili prepared on a Texas roundup, 1939.Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]
Dec 30, 2008
Good Times
A young couple at a Junior Chamber of Commerce dance in San Angelo, Texas. 1940.Photo by Russell Lee.
[American Memory link] to locate this image, use search terms: youngsters, dance
Dec 3, 2008
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