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Children of submarginal farmer.

Pennington County, South Dakota. May 1936

Photograph by Arthur Rothstein

During 1936, wild extremes of weather tested the mettle of even the hardiest pioneers in South Dakota. A few weeks before this photo, in February, the mercury had plummeted to almost 60 degrees below zero. A few weeks after this photo, a July heatwave pushed the mercury above 100 degrees for 21 days. Many local high temperature records set in the Dakotas during the sweltering summer of 1936 have never been broken. The damage from heat was compounded by wide-spread drought.

Livestock that survived the bitter cold of February succumbed to the punishing heat in July. Crops failed and desert acreage expanded. Thousands of people died, and thousands of farms and ranches were pushed to ruin. President Roosevelt’s summer tour through the drought area during the campaign of 1936 brought national attention and prompted government action. Arthur Rothstein documented drought conditions for the US Resettlement Administration. This New Deal agency purchased submarginal farms and relocated families to better land. It also provided grants and loans to help those who stayed.

Gee's Bend, Alabama (Artelia Bendolph), Arthur Rothstein, 1937, Harvard Art Museums: Photographs

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Gift of the artist Size: image: 26.1 x 33.4 cm (10 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.)

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/158214

[African-American Family at Gee's Bend, Alabama] by Arthur Rothstein, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Photography

Purchase, Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2001 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Gelatin silver print

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/284663

Boy selling pecans by road, near Alma, Georgia. Arthur Rothstein, Jan 1937 #vintagedenim #vintageoveralls #chambray #denim #shirt #flatcap #cap #hat #vintagedenim #vintagestyle #vintagemenswear #vintagephotography #arthurrothstein #rugged #1930s https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbNTvuDjrC/?igshid=18hjohwaemera

Christmas Window. Oswego County, New York, 1937

Photo: ArthurRothstein

Arthur Rothstein [1915-1985] FSA photographer

The family of a migratory fruit worker from Tennessee now camped in a field near the packinghouse at Winter Haven, Florida January 1937

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HANK O’NEAL SIGNING TONIGHT 8/2 @strandbookstore – Steidl’s magnificent 40th anniversary edition of ‘A Vision Shared: A Portrait of America 1935–1943,’ in which O'Neal invited FSA documentarians John Collier, Jack Delano, Walker Evans, Theo Jung, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Carl Mydans, Arthur Rothstein, Ben Shahn, John Vachon and Marion Post Wolcott to select their best work and provide commentary. #hankoneal #fsa #avisionshared #johncollier #jackdelano #walkerevans #theojung #dorothealange #russelllee #carlmydans #arthurrothstein #benshahn #johnvachon #marionpostwolcott @steidlverlag

Coming up soon in the #liveauction, lot 145 Arthur Rothstein, (1915-1985) - Dust Storm (Cimarron County, OK), 1936,⠀ Medium: Silver gelatin print. #rothstein #photography #graysauctioneers⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #comingsoon #auction #liveauctioneers #invaluableauctions #live #cleveland #photo #blackandwhite #duststorm #arthurrothstein #bidonline #bidlive #oklahoma #america #unitedstates #artcollector #collection #artcollection (at Gray's Auctioneers & Appraisers)

Arthur Rothstein | Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, 1936 #arthurrothstein #eyesneversleep #clouds

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Fire.

Terry, Montana. June 1939

Photo by Arthur Rothstein

While touring the northern Great Plains for the US Farm Security Administration, photographer Arthur Rothstein encountered this quintessential American scene in eastern Montana; volunteer firefighters suppressing a blaze to protect life and property. Local volunteers were handling fire hoses and helping evacuate homes. This early example of a motorized fire truck with its siren, spotlight, fire extinguishers, and protective gear, was brought to the scene by Prairie County volunteers. Perhaps one of our readers can identify the exact model.

Fire, and organized efforts to control fires, have always marked the advance of civilization. In America, Ben Franklin formed a Philadelphia fire company in 1736 that became a model for volunteer fire brigades across the country. Almost 250 years ago, in 1774, George Washington purchased a hand-powered pumper for his Virginia volunteer fire company. Today, more than one million firefighters—about one third career, and two thirds volunteer—staff this critical part of our nation’s infrastructure. Almost ninety thousand are women.

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Untitled (boy seated), Arthur Rothstein, c. 1938, Harvard Art Museums: Photographs

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Size: image: 24 x 16.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.) sheet: 25 x 19.6 cm (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.) mount: 25 x 19.6 cm (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/157643

Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Arthur Rothstein, 1936, Harvard Art Museums: Photographs

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Size: image: 18.7 x 19.1 cm (7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 25.3 x 20.4 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/157959