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Documenting the Great Depression

family, Klamath County, OR
After the Oregon hops harvest, this family traveled to the potato harvest. Farm Security Administration camp; Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. Dorothea Lange (October 1939). LOC.

Dorothea Lange, “photographer of democracy,” brought the plight of migrant workers “to public attention.”

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The Yosemite Act of 1890 protects 1,500 square miles in California

Yosemite tunnel tree
From 1880s into the 1960s, tourists posed for pictures (in wagons, then cars) in the Wawona Tunnel Tree, located in Yosemite's Mariposa Grove. The tree collapsed during the winter of 1968-69. NPS via PBS.

Yosemite: a bond between Muir, Roosevelt and Adams

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Have Fun With CameraBag

Want to experiment with photographic filters without the heavy price tag of Photoshop? Then consider CameraBag (@camerabag), even if you don’t own an iPhone! This photo processing app for the iPhone and iPad also comes in a desktop version for Mac and PC. Why use a filter application? Before the digital era, a photographer’s choice of camera […]