Scenes from the Great Depression

From the Dorothea Lange Collection - photos of migrants in California during the Great Depression (1935-1945). It is interesting how the thread of comments for this video has taken a life of its own. I posted this video as a tribute to Dorothea Lange, as her amazing photos transcend both race and time. She had a unique ability to recognize and capture the soul of people who struggled under extreme conditions. Many people from the Great Depression went on to lead long productive lives, and it is heartening to read comments from relatives of those who survived. Perhaps we can all learn from the photos and the glimpse they provide into American history.

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[influenza99]

Does anyone else get the feeling that people of today wouldn't last 10 seconds back then??

[rylind21]

difference now is people will be suffering..stitting in a Lexus or wearing expensive clothes.. but broke..I pass the homeless on my way to work wearing better shoes then me...people today don't know how bad it can be..yet.

[tjenn71]

BOHICA

[wildtrain]

My grandfather lived through it... thanks for sharing the stories Pop!!!

[ApekOmega]

that's why i don't spend that $100 on cloths or shoes and my dad taught me to hunt for food.

[TheFuzz39]

I remember my great grandfather telling me a week or so before he died that he would never want to live in that time again. My great grandmother said it was so bad she thought that 10 cents was like $200 today

[canon21100]

Cool song at the end of the video.

[Chris G]

Outstanding soundtrack. People like Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans commissioned by the FSA to document the people of rural depression era USA and bring us iconic images that still resonate today.

[matt heiland]

Here's a more modern musical take on these events - hope you enjoy! :)

[120446219]

Thank you so much for posting....I love and respect all this of those times...

God bless those people....

[ReebsRae]

We have different problems now, and as little as they seem. Our problems are now harder to solve.

We have more starving people than we ever have had before. More poverty stricken community's than ever before. It's worse than it has ever been.