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A series exploring points of crisis across the human lifespan, with particular regard to the middle-classes. The aim of the series being to externalise internal trauma.
23rd of August 1979. A black and white shot I did in the "Diamond Match Factory" in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, South India. This was one of the more than 3000 match manufacturing sites in the town. The factory employed 200 workers, mostly girls between 6 and 14 years old. They did piecework ten to twelve hours a day, six days a week, in sweltering conditions, for 15-18 Rupees weekly. What we are seeing here is the conversion, the trans-substantiation, of the life of these children into profits and the rise of the emerging cosmopolitan middle class.
Two ladies – probably mother and daughter – posing with a seemingly brand-new Pontiac in front of a middle-class home.
Country of origin: USA
A young woman in a coat or overall and with her hair hidden by a scarf, is refilling oil in her car engine. The car was made by D. Napier and son, the leading British manufacturer before the war. In 1905, Napier had set the land speed record of 104.6 mph.
When this photograph was taken (probably by John Warwick Brooke), it was still unusual to see the generally middleclass women of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) doing simple jobs like this.
[Original reads: SCENES ON THE WESTERN FRONT. A member of the first Aid nursing Yeomanry oiling her car.']
The Imminent Collapse Of Global Markets Is No Reason To Skimp On Four Season Gutter Protection
-- by gordon banks --
I know you're worried about the economy. Hell, we all are. You don't need to be some kind of financial guru to know that things are looking pretty grim. Banks are folding, unemployment is on the rise, and people are worried about their retirement plans. Sure, it's rough right now, but we're a nation of fighters. We've been through this before and we'll get through it again, with our heads held high and our gutters protected year-round.
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A stylish couple posing with a Buick by the side of a country road in summertime. Their names are handwritten on the reverse side – see below. The prestigious coupe is finished in Burgundy Mist metallic and equipped with whitewall tyres.
Country of origin: USA
Members of the Responsible Budget Coalition and the Fair Tax Now campaign staged a rally outside the James R. Thompson in downtown Chicago on Wednesday to demand change to the 'outdated Illinois tax system'.
Right now, Illinois has a flat tax system. This means that working class families pay the same tax rate as a billionaire hedge fund manager. With a progressive tax system the wealthy would pay more. This would raise much needed revenue, help put an end to the state's ongoing budget crisis and relieve some of the tax burden that now rests on the shoulders of lower income and middle class families. Instead of cutting desperately needed social programs, as is now the case, they could be properly funded.
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The first thing one sees when visiting our loo: a dried hydrangea flower / Het eerste wat je ziet als je naar onze WC gaat: een gedroogde hydrangea bloem
Members of the Responsible Budget Coalition and the Fair Tax Now campaign staged a rally outside the James R. Thompson in downtown Chicago on Wednesday to demand change to the 'outdated Illinois tax system'.
Right now, Illinois has a flat tax system. This means that working class families pay the same tax rate as a billionaire hedge fund manager. With a progressive tax system the wealthy would pay more. This would raise much needed revenue, help put an end to the state's ongoing budget crisis and relieve some of the tax burden that now rests on the shoulders of lower income and middle class families. Instead of cutting desperately needed social programs, as is now the case, they could be properly funded.
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Anti buy-to-sell / buy-to-let graffiti on the Redbricks / Bentley House council estate, Hulme, Manchester, December 2007
Location: Panam City, Sonargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Equipment: D40, 20mm, f/10
Info: The above house is almost several hundread years old. Yesterday (January 9, 2010) I went to a historical place called Panam City in Sonargaon. I took the above photograph in this Panam City. The Panam City was the center of the upper-middleclass people of 19th century Sonargaon. It is now in ruins. Mainly Hindu cloth merchants lived here. As soon as you enter into this city, you will find yourself in several hundread years back with many anciant buildings besides the road while going ahead.
Due to the many threats to preservation (including flooding and vandalism) that this culturally and historically significant city faces, the World Monuments Fund placed it on its 2008 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in this planet.
Sonargaon is the ancient capital of Isa Khan's kingdom in Bengal. It is located near the current-day city of Narayanganj, Bangladesh. The great Muslim traveler Ibn Battuta visited it in the 14th century. It is the eastern terminus of the Grand Trunk Road, which was built by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century, and which extends approximately 2500 kilometres across northern India and Pakistan to Peshawar in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province.
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Members of the Responsible Budget Coalition and the Fair Tax Now campaign staged a rally outside the James R. Thompson in downtown Chicago on Wednesday to demand change to the 'outdated Illinois tax system'.
Right now, Illinois has a flat tax system. This means that working class families pay the same tax rate as a billionaire hedge fund manager. With a progressive tax system the wealthy would pay more. This would raise much needed revenue, help put an end to the state's ongoing budget crisis and relieve some of the tax burden that now rests on the shoulders of lower income and middle class families. Instead of cutting desperately needed social programs, as is now the case, they could be properly funded.
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By 1932, the Great Depression had spread across America causing tremendous suffering and hardship.
Hoovervilles:
A Hooverville was the popular name for a shanty town built by homeless men during the Great Depression. They were named after the President at the time, Herbert Hoover, because he allegedly let the nation slide into depression. The term was coined by Charles Michelson, publicity chief of the Democratic National Committee. The name Hooverville has also been used to describe the tent cities commonly found in modern-day America.
Homelessness was present before the Great Depression, and hobos and tramps were common sights in the 1920s, but the economic downturn increased their numbers and concentrated them in urban settlements close to soup kitchens run by charities. These settlements were often formed on empty land and consisted of jerry-built shacks and tents. Authorities did not officially recognize these Hoovervilles and occasionally removed the occupants for technically trespassing on private lands, but they were frequently tolerated out of necessity. The New Deal had special relief programs aimed at the homeless, the Federal Transient Service (FTS), which operated 1933-35.
Some of the men who were forced to live in these conditions possessed building skills and were able to build their houses out of stone. Most people, however, resorted to building their residences out of box wood, cardboard, and any scraps of metal they could find, together with a stove, bedding and some cooking utensils.
Most of these unemployed residents of the Hoovervilles used public charities or begged for food from those who had housing during this era. Democrats coined other terms, such as "Hoover blanket" (old newspaper used as blanketing) and "Hoover flag" (an empty pocket turned inside out). "Hoover leather" was cardboard used to line a shoe with the sole worn through. A "Hoover wagon" was an automobile with horses tied to it because the owner could not afford gasoline; in Canada, these were known as Bennett buggies, after the Prime Minister.
source:wiki
(This is a real sign from the 1932 presidential campaign, when Democrat FDR defeated Republican Herbert Hoover. I found it in an antique shop in Washington State).
Four members of a German middle-class family posing with a BMW in the countryside. This appears to be a springtime shot, as they've been gathering lots of blossoming branches. The vehicle is registered in the city of Leipzig (III = Kreishauptmannschaft Leipzig).
Country of origin: Germany
A schoolgirl wearing a white-collared dress, woollen stockings and Mary Janes posing in a middle-class home. The following words in German are handwritten on reverse: "Meiner lieben Lina eine kleine Erinnerung an Dein Ortenburger Hannchen". (Roughly: To my dear Lina as a small memento. Yours, Hannchen from Ortenburg).
I discovered this charming photograph at a flea market in Stuttgart.
Country of origin: Germany
Two brunette ladies – probably mother and daughter – posing with a DKW convertible in a residential street. Raindrops can be seen on the shiny paintwork of the little car, registered in the Bavarian town of Schwandorf.
Country of origin: Germany
Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy day, 1877, oil on canvas, 212.2 × 276.2 cm (Art Institute of Chicago)
Terraced house
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A conversation with the president’s chief economist, Alan Krueger, focuses on current recovery as it compares to previous recoveries in America and around the world. This conversation touches on themes discussed in the 2012 Economic Report of the President as well as in Chairman Krueger’s April 2012 speech “Reversing the Middle-Class Jobs Deficit.”
British Rail publicity shot with happy smiling people in First Class. Smoking too. Orange curtains and nice blue seats with substantial armrests.
Evolution: “..all human activities are to make better quality & better generations.” (Harvard, Oxford) - |by All Life stories|
Who do have the authority for all Earth’s assets? Good White People Unions. All Futures Are White So Be White
(Observed, surveyed & applied for Indonesia, India, Middle East, Africa as a Confession, an Apology & their Surrender after Tsunamis, Storms & Earthquakes)
Find the best & Rebirth in White Skin DNA Worlds at www.europeanspermbank.com, as a New Reproduction System.
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[From Online Census & Public Postings At ]: + For lower Levels, Don’t make troubles, Don’t make destructive, but Do better quality to go up to meet on Higher Levels. [Managers]
+ For Upper Levels, Don’t push, Don’t press more, but guide and give true directions because it has been heavy already. [Directors]
+ White Skin DNA, Clean, Healthy & Rich are dreamed by people in this country. White Only, No black. [Experts]
+ Facts tell black is a disease in all human histories and Must be quarantined, separated from human communities. [Doctors]
+ See USA now filled by blacks because freed black slaves. Better White, No black. Apartheid Caste can protect both sides. [Senators]
+ Why did USA call a black slave as a president? Because black dream propaganda & its kid song? Remember USA is White, Not black! [Politicians]
+ So sad they are to be born as blacks. Cure them & make White Worlds there. [Publics]
+ Their black appearances induce hate-anger-dislike-evil-all negative things Must Not be freed or worlds will be fallen & destroyed. [Earth Councils]
+ Don’t deny that truth & say true is wrong & wrong is true. Tell the truth honestly to let blacks end their own problems in this world. [Interpol]
+ All about long term missions to survive White People as the Best Creations from this old Earth. [People Summit]
+ Spermbank as a New Reproduction System for rebirth in White Skin DNA Worlds. [White Unions]
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Dorothy Robinson in her kitchen studio light(umbrella) was used. Bronica SQ-A, 50mm lens with Fujifilm Astia.
A dapper young fellow proudly posing with a brand-new Ford in a residential street. He is wearing neatly creased trousers, Brogue-type shoes, a white shirt, and a dark cardigan. The car is registered in the state of California with 1938 license plates.
Country of origin: USA
A Buick Riviera parked in front of a middle-class home on the edge of a forest on a bleak autumn's day. The prestigious coupe is finished in Silver Cloud metallic and equipped with a black vinyl roof and whitewall tires. It is registered in the state of Connecticut.
Country of origin: USA
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This postcard shows a thatched-roof home of the middle class. While by no means palatial, it would likely have been cozy warm with a simple floor heating system. Rare series.
The US Health Care System needs reform, I decided to fix it myself. I ran into problems right away when I couldn't decide what would work best, a phillips or a flat-head screw driver.
Ah, England as it was - maybe it still is?
Probably around 1953 for this photo. No location supplied but probably the home counties around London somewhere?
The car is a Morris MInor (Series 2?). A British car with many still on the road today, all preserved, restored, looked after and looking cute with the headlamps in the wings making it stand out from the anonymous blobs we have today.
The houses are sturdy, designed but not over styled.
The gardens clippered and edging perfectly to the drive fo the motor car.
This was the life of the very well to do in the 1950s.
©2010, FUSINA Dominik
Publishing date : 23/12/2010
Location : Villefranche (France)
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Les volutes de l'ascension.
De passage - pour une série de clichés - dans un "tout petit" appartement privé parisien de plus de 300m2 situé à deux pas des Champs-Elysés, je n'ai pu résister à l'envie de m'arrêter devant cette somptueuse cage d'escalier. Avec cette moquette finement décorée et les magnifiques boiseries, on se serait cru dans un salon privé.
Je ne suis pas très original, je l'avoue. Mais comment ne pas tomber sous le charme de ces élégantes volutes...
...en même temps, je me suis demandé ce que je foutais là :)
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home of American writer Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) • parlor • dining room • stone angel from Look Homeward Angel • biographical sketch • A House Restored (NYT) • National Register of Historic Places, 1971 • photo of Wolfe's Brooklyn Heights NY residence (1933-1938)
"Dixieland. It was situated five minutes from the public square, on a pleasant sloping middleclass street of small homes and boarding-houses. Dixieland was a big cheaply constructed frame house of eighteen or twenty drafty high-ceilinged rooms: it had a rambling, unplanned, gabular appearance, and was painted a dirty yellow. It had a pleasant green front yard, not deep but wide, bordered by a row of young deep-bodied maples." —Thomas Wolfe, from Look Homeward, Angel (1929)