Comments on: 13 Unusual Facts About the Saddest Photo in the Great Depression

By: fallenangel

fallenangel — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 11:57:00 +0000

I researched this picture as an example for outstanding photography and its political and psychoanlytical implications. Thanks for posting this, very insightful. However, when you say life isn’t as miserable as it was during the Great Depression, you fail to look to Europe, Ukraine and the Middle East, just to name a few. We are right in a similar depression, but they are few photographers to depict the misery. And if the do, the might get killed or not printed if it does not fit the msm narrative.I quoted, a few of your facts. http://wp.me/p2bcCT-2oH

By: Beaner.gov

Beaner.gov — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:17:00 +0000

the people who abuse and live off food stamps can suck it.

By: paintcan

paintcan — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:28:00 +0000

The Dust Bowl was a man made phenomenon. Not nature having her way with us.

By: Ealish

Ealish — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:49:00 +0000

You are correct that the family never received any money for the pictures. When Allstate used her likeness in a commercial my father (her grandson) received $100. Before it was all split up, the family was only paid $1000. Being one of her great granddaughters looking at these photos hurts still today. Lange promised they wouldn’t be published and then published them the next day with a false story that shamed my family. Although those the pictures brought food and doctors and shelter and jobs for the migrant workers my family never received those benefits because they had gotten their car fixed and moved on. I hope that people will find interest in her story and read articles like this that will show all sides of the story…the good and the bad.

By: BABYCAKES 96

BABYCAKES 96 — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000

ITS NOT THT SADD

By: CLOWN4EVER

CLOWN4EVER — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:59:00 +0000

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By: Johnwalles

Johnwalles — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:20:00 +0000

D Brown, you happen to be the biggest whiney crybaby I have read in these posts. Did someone have a gun to your head to “accept” this wall street stuff. Why didn’t you run your company for the good of the “team”? You are the reason our country is fucked, not snotty 30 year olds on wall street. They showed you the pot of gold and you took it. Then you have the balls to blame them for the downfall of America. Own you shit dude. You sold out and now need to blame someone else for you actions. You are the reason you should be concerned for your children and grandchildren. Take a little of the money you made and set up trust funds for the psychiatric work your family will need from being around you.

John walles

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:14:00 +0000

I said pretty much the same thing last time this photo was subject of a Altucher post and was flamed royally for lack of empathy trying to contrast modern day suffering vs. the level that is being reflected in this photo.

By: EliasRessegatti

EliasRessegatti — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:13:00 +0000

Purvi, the one problem is that if you make 10x as much as the other one, and resources for food, water, land, etc. are limited, the other ones money loses value. therefore the other person is worse off. simple.

no?

By: James Altucher

James Altucher — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:51:00 +0000

I am not denying them permission to protest. I’m just questioning their motives. It seems like an excuse for a lot of anti-semitism because I think they are not even clear on their motives. Confusion and disorganization spread from the top down.