I love looking back at old pictures. Maybe to see the way things have changed, and maybe to see the way some things haven’t changed at all. With technology ever-abundant in our lives, sometimes we dream of simpler times when people valued a good conversation, a long walk, and Friday night with a good book or a few friends.
Sure, the 1930s were very hard times for all of America, but in those times there was also a simplicity that today, is a distant memory. These pictures will take you back to those times in North Carolina.
- Simple times on the front porch.
Arthur Rothstein
- A ‘homemade’ way to make anything.
Arthur Rothstein
- And speaking of, the patience to do mundane tasks by hand.
Carl Mydans
- A trusted ‘store’ with a shop owner who knew your name and what you always came for.
Carl Mydans
- Ways to find joy and fun even when working.
Dorothea Lange
- A favorite place to ‘hang out.’
Marion Post Wolcott
- Multiple methods of transportation to get you from point A to point B.
Marion Post Wolcott
- Some old friends to play some tunes with.
Ben Shahn
- Peace and quiet.
Marion Post Wolcott
- The perfect swimming hole, big or small, to cool off on a hot summer day.
Carl Mydans
- Friends who knew your struggle but cared for you anyway. Not to mention the value of face-to-face interaction.
Arthur Rothstein
- Times were hard but the joys were simple, abundant, and always ’enough.’
Arthur Rothstein
Even if you aren’t old enough for these picture to bring back memories for you, they certainly evoke the feelings of that simpler, slower time.
Arthur Rothstein
Carl Mydans
Dorothea Lange
Marion Post Wolcott
Ben Shahn
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