Kentucky Flood

Margaret Bourke-White1937-02

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Famous image of African American flood victims lined up to get food & clothing fr. Red Cross relief station in front of billboard ironically extolling WORLD's HIGHEST STANDARD OF LIVING/ THERE's NO WAY LIKE THE AMERICAN WAY.

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Title: Kentucky Flood
Date: 1937-02
Location: Louisville, KY, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Kentucky, People And Customs, Cif, Living Standards, Special Collections, 20th Century Select, Contrasts, Advertising, Flood, Billboards, Floods, Lines Of People, Approved, Us, Famous Picture, Best Of Life, 1930s, African Americans, Famous Picture, Cif, Floods, People And Customs, Kentucky, Us, Best Of Life, Special Collections, Billboards, Living Standards, 20Th Century Select, Contrasts, Lines Of People, African Americans, Approved, Advertising, 1930s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
Original ID: TimeLife_image_5562885
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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