That would be 1922 or thereabouts. Anyway, this East Texas family seems to have it all figured out taking the kids for a cooling dip in the stream. Air conditioning would not be invented for decades. Climate change or just an unusually H-O-T summer. Your choice.
“East Texas Farm Family“; c.1920
Just another dust bowl photo? Maybe, but previously unpublished ones are getting more difficult to find. This is the latest addition to our collection: “Dust Bowl: Black Sunday” taken on April 14, 1935 of course. Research indicates that the exact location is somewhere on the line that runs through Springfield, Colorado in Baca county thence through Boise City, Oklahoma in the strip and then through Dalhart, Texas in the panhandle.
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Some people see a face on Mars in a rock formation. Others have reported seeing Jesus or the Virgin Mary in their bathroom window or on a piece of toast. This phenomenon is known as pareidolia.
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In calmer times pedestrians crossing the bridge from Nuevo Larado, Mexico into Larado Texas. Hotel Hamilton in the distance. “Streets of Larado” (July 1959). “As I walked out on the streets of Larado…” – Johnny Cash.
A classic image to be sure. You know it when you see it. “Dust Bowl Mother“; Texas c.1937. Prosperity, depression, war and victory. They are not called the Greatest Generation without cause.
The quotation is from the movie “Hell or High Water” (2016). I believe any attempt by me to explain its significance would be futile. I strongly recommend that you see this movie. See Texas Settlers.
This slideshow presents some of the work of A. Michael Uhlmann. As a contributing photojournalist based in Texas, Uhlmann has access to the Texas lifestyle as seen in his “Daily Life” collection. His work is not limited to only this collection. What is so special is that Uhlmann’s photographic style is clearly recognizable. Several of his other collections are located in our Texas gallery. His biography is available on our Photographers’ Page.