Amazing Color Photos Of The Great Depression

[HaplessCrewman]

This is apropos of nothing but check out these color photos of the early 1940s recently released by the US Library of Congress.

Not one electronic gadget in any of them.

http://www.businessinsider.com/great-depression-color-photos-2011-5#

 

[Trekker4747]

I always find color photos from eras commonly seen in B&W to be fascinating.

 

[HaplessCrewman]

Agree.

But, even in color, isn't the era pretty much what you'd expect it to look like?

 

[Davros]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing the link.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Everyone looks incredibly ugly.

 

[HaplessCrewman]

I don't think any of the people in the pics had being pretty on their minds when the pics were taken.

 

[Spot's Meow]

Very interesting photos, I can't remember where but I had seen some of them before. The one with the pies looks quite yummy!

 

[Candlelight]

I love the 'Strange Human Freaks Alive' at the circus. Pity I couldn't attend.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Those are very neat. One thing I've noticed about colour is that they help preserve a vibe that I don't get with black and white photos.

 

[sojourner]

Very interesting photos, I can't remember where but I had seen some of them before. The one with the pies looks quite yummy!

There was a thread here with them. Think it was late last year.
Edit: found it. http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=127132&highlight=depression+photo

 

[M'Sharak]

Very interesting photos, I can't remember where but I had seen some of them before. The one with the pies looks quite yummy!

A few of those do look familiar, including at least a couple of the Pie Town ones.

The photo of the man in the orange-packing plant would have been taken within five miles or so of where I am - more pictures from the same trip can be seen here:

http://coastdaylight.com/ph/scph/scph_sb_redlands_delano.html

 

[Yoda]

Everyone looks incredibly ugly.

It's kind of like watching British television

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

Everyone looks incredibly ugly.

That's called no airbrushing. We're used to living in an airbrushed world, as far as what the media shows us.

 

[WillsBabe]

Everyone looks incredibly ugly.

It's kind of like watching British television

Or walking down a British street.

The photos probably look familiar because I posted a thread about them last year. Worth another post though, because they are quite striking, I think.

 

[RandyS]

These are great. My grandparents heyday.