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Edge of the Dream: Photographs of the Depression

Jan Marsh, curator

October 13, 1991–December 1, 1991

Salina Arts Center, Salina, Kansas

Works of art

Seed Catalogs, John Collier (1913–1992) — John Collier (1913–1992)

Seed Catalogs, 1942

The Greensboro Lumber Co., Greensboro, Georgia, Jack Delano (1914–1997) — Jack Delano (1914–1997)

The Greensboro Lumber Co., Greensboro, Georgia, 1941

Sign on highway between Sykesville, Pennsylvania and Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Jack Delano (1914–1997) — Jack Delano (1914–1997)

Sign on highway between Sykesville, Pennsylvania and Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, 1940

Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama, Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Gas Station, Reedsville, West Virginia, Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Gas Station, Reedsville, West Virginia, 1936

Houses and Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Houses and Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936

Negro Church, South Carolina, Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Negro Church, South Carolina, 1936

Roadside Church in Tennessee, Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Roadside Church in Tennessee, 1937

Rural Home, Southeastern U.S., Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Rural Home, Southeastern U.S., 1936

Sharecropper's Family, Hale County, Alabama, Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Sharecropper's Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Sharecropper's Wife, Hale County, Alabama, Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Sharecropper's Wife, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

Eating Pie at Pie Supper in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, Russell Lee (1903–1986) — Russell Lee (1903–1986)

Eating Pie at Pie Supper in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, 1940

Main Street & U.S. Hwy #60, Pietown, New Mexico, Russell Lee (1903–1986) — Russell Lee (1903–1986)

Main Street & U.S. Hwy #60, Pietown, New Mexico, 1941

Mass Meeting Called to Raise Funds to Continue WPA Road Work, San Augustine, Texas, Russell Lee (1903–1986) — Russell Lee (1903–1986)

Mass Meeting Called to Raise Funds to Continue WPA Road Work, San Augustine, Texas, 1939

Round Dance Between Squares at Dance in MacIntosh County, Oklahoma, Russell Lee (1903–1986) — Russell Lee (1903–1986)

Round Dance Between Squares at Dance in MacIntosh County, Oklahoma, 1940

School Children Singing, Pie Town, New Mexico, Russell Lee (1903–1986) — Russell Lee (1903–1986)

School Children Singing, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

Serving Barbecue at Pie Town Fair, New Mexico, Russell Lee (1903–1986) — Russell Lee (1903–1986)

Serving Barbecue at Pie Town Fair, New Mexico, 1940

Mexican beet worker washing up after a day's work near East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Russell Lee (1903–1986) — Russell Lee (1903–1986)

Mexican beet worker washing up after a day's work near East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1937

Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936

Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937

John Dudeck, Dalton, New York, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

John Dudeck, Dalton, New York, 1937

The family of a migratory fruit worker from Tennessee now camped in a field near the packinghouse at Winter Haven, Florida, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

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

Migrant Worker, Visalia, California, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

Migrant Worker, Visalia, California, 1940

Postmaster Brown, Old Rag, Virginia, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

Postmaster Brown, Old Rag, Virginia, 1935

Shoeshine Man, New York City, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

Shoeshine Man, New York City, 1937

Skull, Badlands, South Dakota, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

Skull, Badlands, South Dakota, 1936

Vernon Evans (with his family) of Lemmon, South Dakota, near Missoula, Montana on Highway 10. Leaving grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington., Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985) — Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)

Vernon Evans (with his family) of Lemmon, South Dakota, near Missoula, Montana on Highway 10. Leaving grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington., 1936

Baltimore, John Vachon (1914–1975) — John Vachon (1914–1975)

Baltimore, 1938

School Children, Irwinville, Georgia, John Vachon (1914–1975) — John Vachon (1914–1975)

School Children, Irwinville, Georgia, circa 1940

Washington, D.C., John Vachon (1914–1975) — John Vachon (1914–1975)

Washington, D.C., circa 1940

Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky, Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990) — Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990)

Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky, 1940

Negro Sharecropper Family Working in Cotton Field, Georgia, Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990) — Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990)

Negro Sharecropper Family Working in Cotton Field, Georgia, circa 1938

Interior of Classroom in Old Goodman School, Coffee County, Alabama, Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990) — Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990)

Interior of Classroom in Old Goodman School, Coffee County, Alabama, 1939

Leaving church, Linworth, Ohio, Ben Shahn (1898–1969) — Ben Shahn (1898–1969)

Leaving church, Linworth, Ohio, 1938

Strawberry Picker's Child, Ben Shahn (1898–1969) — Ben Shahn (1898–1969)

Strawberry Picker's Child, 1935

A Citizen Who Has Lost His Farm, Ben Shahn (1898–1969) — Ben Shahn (1898–1969)

A Citizen Who Has Lost His Farm, 1939