“South Street, New York” Walker Evans’s photos’ are able to portray and capture the hardship of the people in the Great Depression. For example, one of his images shows these three men that could be homeless or perhaps looking for a job, this is because of how the men are situated in front of a dilapidated building.
The fellow that is sleeping in front of the locked doors looks to be very lackadaisical, maybe because he is a customer just that desperate to wait all night to be the first one there at the doors when they do decide to open. The photo might also symbolize how the hard working man had to go out and do his job or at least find a job in this dreary time period. While the wife stayed at home to clean, take care of the kids’, and
The fellow that is sleeping in front of the locked doors looks to be very lackadaisical, maybe because he is a customer just that desperate to wait all night to be the first one there at the doors when they do decide to open. The photo might also symbolize how the hard working man had to go out and do his job or at least find a job in this dreary time period. While the wife stayed at home to clean, take care of the kids’, and