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In 1895, he immigrated to San Francisco, where he worked as a private tutor and taught himself the art of photography. In his spare time, Genthe made periodic forays into Chinatown, photographing its inhabitants with a concealed camera. His images are the only photographic documentation of Chinatown before the San Francisco earthquake. Genthe eventually opened a photographic studio, though it and some of his works were destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. After a trip to Japan, in 1911 Genthe moved to New York City, where he became a successful portrait photographer.

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After the Earthquake, San Francisco 1906-Arnold Genthe

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After the Earthquake, San Francisco 1906-Arnold Genthe

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Genthe captured the panic and confusion that pervaded the city and presaged the vast damage yet to come: by the end of the third day, more than four square miles of San Francisco had been leveled. Adding to the trauma of earthquake and fire were the controlled explosions of dynamite meant to eliminate structurally compromised buildings.Documenting this chaotic travesty in history holds importance to the many natural disasters that have taken place in America.

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Pictures of Old Chinatown 1908-Arnold Genthe

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Pictures of Old Chinatown 1908-Arnold Genthe

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Genthe's time in the west had started his development of documenting immigrants in Old Chinatown of San Francisco during his stay through 1935-1908. He started with the intent on recording the surviving vestiges of old-world traditions in this thriving ethnic enclave. It is rare when riding evidence of early immigration in America through photography but is a historic experiment that many of the people of America can remember with gratitude to their ancestors.

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Impressions of Old New Orleans 1926-Arnold Genthe

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Impressions of Old New Orleans 1926-Arnold Genthe

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Making two trips to New Orleans, Genthe intended to document the city’s Old World charm before modern life changed it forever. He quickly discovered, however, that he was already too late. While evidence of modernism was everywhere, even in the historic French Quarter, Genthe did not let this deter him from making a picturesque portrayal of the city. Old New Orleans was difficult to capture before its modernization, but with the help of Arnold some of its origins will be remembered.

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In the 1900-1920s, Edward Curtis was one of the most famous documentary photographers in the time. He documented Indians living by the Seattle Waterfront and won the highest photography award with his photo Homeward. Glorified how American Indians lived because of how he wanted to portray them. For example by bringing Native Americans clothes to put on. His documentations of North American Indians with over 700 large portfolio images, 1500 volume size images, and 7000 pages of text. This brought Americans some insight into how Americans Indians lived. He also won support from President Theodore Roosevelt .

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Arthur Rothstein was a son of Jewish immigrants from New York. He went to Colombia University and was the first photographer to be sent out by Roy Stryker a photography professor at Colombia who was in charge of the Photo Unit of the Historical Section of Resettlement Administration(deal of relocation of struggling families in the Great Depression. Arthur was part of the FSA photographers that captured the living conditions during the depression.

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Farmer and 2 sons in dust storm, Oklahoma 1936-Arthur Rothstein

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Farmer and 2 sons in dust storm, Oklahoma 1936-Arthur Rothstein

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The Due Bowl in Oklahoma was a severe case of drought that damaged American ecology and agricultural. The winds, dust storms, and blizzards did damage to the already unsteady homes. Many families were also affected by the deficit in agricultural production during the drought so much that they had to leave their farms.

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Annie Pettway Bendolph carrying water. Gee's Bend, Alabama. April 1937-Arthur Rothstein

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Annie Pettway Bendolph carrying water. Gee's Bend, Alabama. April 1937-Arthur Rothstein

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Arthur was sent by Stryker to take photos of residents at Gee's Bend where many people had been enslaved before. The photographs he took were balancing the work life and dignity of the ones no longer being victims.

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Slum tenant house in which both Black and white families live. Midland, Pennsylvania. 1938-Arthur Rothstein

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Slum tenant house in which both Black and white families live. Midland, Pennsylvania. 1938-Arthur Rothstein

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This photo captures the influence of union participation during the new deal moving families to middle class. Also represents the documentation of workers lifestyle in cordination with the Committee for Industrial Organization.

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One of the most influencial photographers of the century, had created many works of art through his life that reflected on the times of each era. Specifically during his last few years of photography and film, he used the last of his time to create impactful art that would last forever in the hearts of people.who have seen his creations. He has also invented

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Academy Award winner for Best Documentary for the 17th Academy Awards. A historic documentary based off WW2 following of the ship and crew mirror the experiences of the seamen who went from green recruits through the rigours of military life, battle, and, for some, death. This documentary holds importance to the ones who fought for the survival of other parts of the world and the depth of courage and mischief the ones fighting during this time went through.

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Part of the Museum of Modern Art's International Program, The Family of Man showed photography of life through the eyes around the world and how people lived same and different through the cycles of life during the Cold War. The photography gave the people a sense of warmth in humanity and .

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Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen (1964)

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Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen (1964)

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A short documentary film based on Steichen's life as a influencial photogroher through the 20th century. He worked in every aspect of the art fashion, industrial, nature, combat, portrait and tabletop photography. As the leading curator of the New York Museum of Modern Art he created the famous "Family of Man" photography exposition in 1955. He made sure that his existence was held to its truest nature if importance with this documentary of himself through his art form through all stages of photography/film.