Today, during one of NVWP’s presentations I was given this picture and after we analyzed and talked about it for a while I felt I had to write something down. I had to write what this picture was telling me at that moment. So here it is.
Her eyes speak of long, hard days, empty bellies and desperation, but her hands tell another story; the way they cocoon her baby, pulling him closer to her beating heart.“Here child, take a little of my strength, ride the rhythm of my heart, drink from the fountain of my endless love,” they whisper…
For more of her and other Great Depression photographs, click here.
Author Natalina Reis 