"Because powerful images are fixed in the mind more readily than words, the photographer needs no interpreter. A photograph means the same thing all over the world and no translator is required. Photography is truly a universal language, transcending all boundaries of race, politics and nationality." -Arthur Rothstein.
A boat on a river with rolling hills in the background in the Kiangsu Province or Yunnan Province in China, 1942. The image was most likely taken when Rothstein was working for the Office of War Information.
Cowhands singing after day's work. Quarter Circle 'U' Ranch roundup. Big Horn County, Montana 1939 June.
A Night view of the downtown section of Dallas. Texas, January 1942.
Aerial view of terraced fields and roadway with a military vehicle in a mountainous region of the Kiangsu Province or Yunnan Province in China 1946.
Cherokee Dam, Tennessee, Tennessee Valley Authority. Installation of third 30,000 kilowatt generator at Cherokee Dam on the Holston River, June 1942.
A hobo "jungle" along riverfront. Saint Louis, Missouri 1936 Mar.
Uncompleted hotel on main street, Vincennes, Indiana. Started in 1929 it was never finished because of depression. Indiana, June 1938.
Work Projects Administration, riverfront improvement project, Saint Louis, Missouri January 1939.
Heavy black clouds of dust storm rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas March 1936.
Image Credit: Arthur Rothstein, Library Of Congress.
Steam shovels. Cherokee County, Kansas May 1936.
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