The Great Depression was a tragic term of the 20's-30's, however, with the depression came the Dust Bowl otherwise known as the dirty thirties due to its dirty and dusty storms. The Dust bowl was hard on most farmers as many of them depended on their crops as their main source of food and money. With the Dust Bowl came droughts which killed crops, forcing the farmers into poverty. The dust washed out all life that had once flourished in the fields of the farms. Without the proper crops the farmers could not make a living, sadly they were forced to leave their farms.
This picture is an accurate picture of the abandonment situations that took place during the Dust Bowl. The two farmers are all alone in a big barren desert that was dry. The …show more content…
The farmers left everything they had in search for a better life, this is expressed in the quantity of their baggage's, each farmer only has one bag. Black it is what is worn to a funeral which could imply that the farmers are not happy, that most of their careers just "died". This sign in the right portion of the photo suggest that the train was a better option. Economically the train was made to be affordable to everyone, the said, the farmers couldn't afford the trains. This shows that the Dust Bowl caused them to be pushed below the poverty line. The "Next time" on the sign shows that the Farmers probably reached their destination, because the "next" time they travel, they should take the train. The older people were a little better suited for the poverty that came of the Depression and the Dust Bowl. However, the children were more likely to struggle in these instances of poverty. In the …show more content…
Most farmers were known to many as "Okies". The term means a farmer that is from the Oklahoma area, that was forced to abandon their farm and migrate to a better part of the U.S. to seek a better life. Many Okies assumed that the economic situation in California was good, it wasn’t. Many of the farmers abandoned their farms to go to the Golden State, not knowing that California was down in the dumps due the Great Depression. The picture a depicts a migrant Okie that is traveling to California on Route 66. The farmer has all his belongings secured in the back of the truck, she has a baby, that she maintained to keep clean, dressed in white sitting on a blanket. The situation of the baby shows the care that the farmer gave to the baby, this indicates that she is seeking a better life for himself, but more for his child. The road is barren and deserted, no one to be found nearby. Neither of the two people, look happy, both look equally depressed. The road is empty which signifies that the truck could keep on moving, the truck probably stopped due to a loss of gas. The lady is holding a small scarf over her mouth and nose which shows that the air condition is polluted with dust. Many of the farmers had no choice, but to leave, staying with their farms provided not economic advantage for themselves or
This picture is an accurate picture of the abandonment situations that took place during the Dust Bowl. The two farmers are all alone in a big barren desert that was dry. The …show more content…
The farmers left everything they had in search for a better life, this is expressed in the quantity of their baggage's, each farmer only has one bag. Black it is what is worn to a funeral which could imply that the farmers are not happy, that most of their careers just "died". This sign in the right portion of the photo suggest that the train was a better option. Economically the train was made to be affordable to everyone, the said, the farmers couldn't afford the trains. This shows that the Dust Bowl caused them to be pushed below the poverty line. The "Next time" on the sign shows that the Farmers probably reached their destination, because the "next" time they travel, they should take the train. The older people were a little better suited for the poverty that came of the Depression and the Dust Bowl. However, the children were more likely to struggle in these instances of poverty. In the …show more content…
Most farmers were known to many as "Okies". The term means a farmer that is from the Oklahoma area, that was forced to abandon their farm and migrate to a better part of the U.S. to seek a better life. Many Okies assumed that the economic situation in California was good, it wasn’t. Many of the farmers abandoned their farms to go to the Golden State, not knowing that California was down in the dumps due the Great Depression. The picture a depicts a migrant Okie that is traveling to California on Route 66. The farmer has all his belongings secured in the back of the truck, she has a baby, that she maintained to keep clean, dressed in white sitting on a blanket. The situation of the baby shows the care that the farmer gave to the baby, this indicates that she is seeking a better life for himself, but more for his child. The road is barren and deserted, no one to be found nearby. Neither of the two people, look happy, both look equally depressed. The road is empty which signifies that the truck could keep on moving, the truck probably stopped due to a loss of gas. The lady is holding a small scarf over her mouth and nose which shows that the air condition is polluted with dust. Many of the farmers had no choice, but to leave, staying with their farms provided not economic advantage for themselves or