Thought I would share some things I found just surfing the internet early in the morning.
Carl Mydans (born 1907) was an American photojournalist. He
worked briefly for the Farm Security Administration during the 1930s
documenting rural American life. In 1936 he joined the newly formed LIFE magazine where he became well known
for his photographic coverage of World War II. He continued as a war
photographer through the early 1970s.
Here is a photo of the daughter of migratory workers in the
lower Rio Grande, in Texas. Source: International Center of Photography.
Here is one closer to home, a cabin in the Missouri Ozarks that
housed six people.
One of my favorites is simply called, “Old Age.”
He is known for this shot, uncropped here, of General Douglas
MacArthur landing on Lingayen as US forces re-take the Philippines from Japan in
WWII.
And here is the one that got me started on this journey, a
privy near the federal offices in Washington, D.C. in 1935. Note the water pump
a few feet away. It served the house behind the privy and aptly demonstrates
how far we have come in health standards in our country. Source: Library of Congress
Hope you enjoyed these. For more, see this collection at the International Center of Photography.
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