Thanksgiving in America is pie’s time to shine, as one or more of these delightful desserts often provide the sweet finish to Thanksgiving feasts across the country. Depending on where you live or your family hails from, the pies could contain pecan, sweet potato, pumpkin, apple, or a wide variety of other delicious fillings. The Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information (FSA/OWI) collection includes photo stories in which the photographer captures a simple task of daily life, sometimes taking a series of photographs of the steps it takes to complete it. Two photo series I found illustrate the everyday task of making a pie, offering visual insight into life in the 1930s and 1940s, and a chance to observe if…
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New Research Guide: Latin America and the Caribbean in Photographs
A recently published research guide on Latin America and the Caribbean in Photographs by Curator of Photography Adam Silvia offered me a chance to take a virtual tour of a wide variety of collections I had not yet explored in detail as well as pointed out some of the hidden treasures in familiar collections. Through these images, you will find revealed new views of the landscapes and people of this large region, many through the eyes of creators from those countries. An upcoming virtual orientation will reveal such treasures as the two undigitized albums featured below. The one on the left is a delicately decorated album of photos taken by Guatemalan photographer Francisco Javier Rodas, depicting Guatemalans of Mayan descent.…