Different Eras: Lessons From The Rising Star Grant

Aug 18

Posted by Bruce101 in New Mexico, Rural America

June 2010, Roper girl texting, Portales, NM, by Bruce Berman

1936, Daughter of Drought stricken farmer, by Russell Lee/FSA

Commentary by Bruce Berman

Hard Times. That’s what they called the 1930′s.

We hear this word a lot now, too, to describe our times.

These two photos, above, might be a good description of what are the differences between now and then.

In the 1930′s the material wealth of people diminished greatly as the country fell into Depression. Eventually, there got to be, for many people, well, nothing.

In the 2010′s, it may be, we got to a point where, well,  we don’t have everything.