This photograph shows a poor girl living in a "shacktown" near Oklahoma City. The picture was taken in 1936, and shows the poverty of the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma. When I started this blog, I was planning on featuring a lot of old happy or funny pictures. It turns out that there are many more sad pictures than happy pictures in history. I think we sometimes forget how good we have it today.Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Poor Child
This photograph shows a poor girl living in a "shacktown" near Oklahoma City. The picture was taken in 1936, and shows the poverty of the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma. When I started this blog, I was planning on featuring a lot of old happy or funny pictures. It turns out that there are many more sad pictures than happy pictures in history. I think we sometimes forget how good we have it today.
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I think you're right, we do forget how good we have it today and how hard our ancestors worked to make it so.
Indeed. And I wonder when the switch happened, when people posing for a photograph felt obligated to, or were told to, say cheese.
Thank you for so many history lessons and sensitive insights.
Just started my own first blog; may I link to yours?
Maj44,
Thank you so much for yout insightful post. You make an intersting point . . . people are expected to smile in pictures today whether they feel like it or not.
Yes, feel free to link to the blog.
Thanks,
Paul
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