The year 1935 was 81 years ago. For a some people, that’s as long as a lifetime. It’s really amazing to look at these photos and realize how much can change just over the course of one person’s life. Just comparing the movie posters from today and to back then is amazing. Check out these incredible photos from the past:
Movie Theater, New Orleans, LA 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Walker Evans Here, the Liberty Theater in 1935 used to screen the most popular movies on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans.
Wallpaper in Hammond, LA October 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn It’s amazing what they used to put in advertisements. Even more interesting, that those ads became wallpaper.
Priest in a Cemetery, Point a la Hache, LA October 1935:
photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn A priest taking time with a grave in the local Catholic cemetery.
Palm house and shacks near Hammond, LA June 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn It’s funny to compare this site with country cabins on the Northshore today.
Tenant farmers, Plaquemines, LA, October 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn The Trische family captured in front of their shack during the middle of the Great Depression.
Boys in front of a movie poster, Amite City, October 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn This movie, Stolen Harmony, came out in April 1935 and is about an ex-convict saxophonist who boards a bandleader’s bus.
A Sharecropper’s wife and child, New Orleans 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn Now what breed of dog would you say that is?
French Market, New Orleans, LA December 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Walker Evans The Mississippi riverfront in downtown New Orleans is always transforming.
Young Residents in Amite City, LA October 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn
Sugarcane field in Plaquemines, Louisiana, September 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Photographer Arthur Rothstein This picture captures the first bounty from an experimental sugarcane that the Department of Agriculture implemented because of its resistance to mosaic disease.
Roadside fruit stand, Ponchatoula, LA March 1935
photogrammar.yale.edu / Walker Evans Who remembers seeing stands like this on the roads of Louisiana?
Wow. Which of these photos is your favorite? Do you have any vintage photos from this time that you can share with us? Let us know in the comments below!
photogrammar.yale.edu / Walker Evans
Here, the Liberty Theater in 1935 used to screen the most popular movies on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans.
photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn
It’s amazing what they used to put in advertisements. Even more interesting, that those ads became wallpaper.
A priest taking time with a grave in the local Catholic cemetery.
It’s funny to compare this site with country cabins on the Northshore today.
The Trische family captured in front of their shack during the middle of the Great Depression.
This movie, Stolen Harmony, came out in April 1935 and is about an ex-convict saxophonist who boards a bandleader’s bus.
Now what breed of dog would you say that is?
The Mississippi riverfront in downtown New Orleans is always transforming.
photogrammar.yale.edu / Photographer Arthur Rothstein
This picture captures the first bounty from an experimental sugarcane that the Department of Agriculture implemented because of its resistance to mosaic disease.
Who remembers seeing stands like this on the roads of Louisiana?
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