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I knew about depression era photographers Russell Lee, et al and their focus on Pie Town. But I had no idea there were such excellent color photos available since most are B&W. What is startling (to me) is the clarity of the color after all these years. I've got family photos in various commercial color film types (Kodachrome, Ektachrome) that have lost the intensity of color in the 50 or less years since I took them.
For those who have further interest, there is a good book published several years ago with the title: PIE TOWN WOMAN. It's based on interviews conducted with one of the main characters in the WPA photo series (the Claudils). I believe the publisher was UNM Press.
rwjoyak, Thank you for posting this magnificent collection from 1939-1943. I'm immediately struck by the hardship they just dealt with as normal. There is a reason they were called the greatest generation. Sadly today our county would come completely unglued faced with even a fraction of the challenges they faced on a daily basis. I bow my head and say a prayer of gratitude and thanks to these brave tough souls. This is the kind of stuff they should teach in school. Unfortunately there would probably be a line of lawyers stopping that from happening. While all the photos are great the last one (#70) just stopped me in my tracks. I don't think I'll be complaining for a while. Thanks again...fantastic!
My mom grew up in a home with a adobe dirt floor in Tularosa, NM during the 40's (house is still there but modernized). Time-wise, it wasn't that long ago.
Her family settled the James Canyon area (eastside of Cloudcroft) in the 1870's. Her grandmother had apaches dancing on her elevated homestead porch (they like the hollow sound).
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