Vachon Collection (#4)

KANSAS: FARMERS, 1938. Two farmers shake hands at a farm auction in Oskaloosa, Kansas. Photograph by John Vachon in October 1938

COAL TOWN, 1939. A dilapidated automobile left on a hill above impovished homes in the coal town of Kempton, West Virginia. Photograph by John Vachon in May 1939

CIGARETTE ROLLING, 1938. A farmer hand rolling a cigarette, Irwinville Farms, Georgia. Photograph by John Vachon in May 1938

GEORGIA: NEWSBOY, 1938. A farmers son selling the newspaper Grit in a rural town, Irwinville, Georgia. Photograph by John Vachon in May 1938

BASEBALL TEAM, 1938. Baseball players at Irwinville Farms, Georgia. Photograph by John Vachon in may 1938

GEORGIA: LAUNDRY, 1938. A famers wife hanging her husbands work clothes on a clothesline, Irwinville Farms, Georgia. Photograph by John Vachon in May 1938

HALIFAX: STORE, 1938. Side of a rural general store with soft drink and medicine advertisements, Halifax, North Carolina. Photograph by John Vachon in April 1938

POVERTY: CHILDREN, 1937. Children looking at food through a storefront window, Washington, D.C. Photograph by John Vachon, November 1937

RURAL SCHOOLYARD, 1939. Boys playing in the schoolyard of a rural one-room schoolhouse in Wisconsin. Photograph by John Vachon in September 1939

RURAL SCHOOLYARD, 1939. Children playing in the schoolyard of a rural one-room schoolhouse in Wisconsin. Photograph by John Vachon in September 1939

WISCONSIN: SCHOOL, 1939. A teacher with school children outside a rural one-room schoolhouse in Wisconsin. Photograph by John Vachon in September 1939

STEEL FACTORY, 1941. Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Photograph by John Vachon in January 1941

HARLEM: NaCP OFFICE, 1945. Photograph by John Vachon

BURLINGTON ZEPHYR, 1940. Awaiting the arrival of the Burlington Zephyr in East Dubuque, Illinois. Photograph, 1940, by John Vachon

FARMHOUSE, 1940. An abandoned farmhouse in Ward County, North Dakota. Photograph by John Vachon, 1940

COWBOYS, 1940. Bringing in cattle from a blizzard in Lyman County, South Dakota, 1940. Photographed by John Vachon

WASHINGTON SLUM, 1937. Men sitting in front of a house in a slum district, Washington, D.C. Photograph by John Vachon in April, 1937

AFRICAN AMERICAN BOY. An African American boy near Cincinnati, Ohio. Photograph, 1942-43, by John Vachon

FRUIT PICKER, 1940. Migrant fruit worker from Arkansas working in Berrien County, Michigan. Photograph, 1940 by John Vachon

PAUL BUNYAN. The legendary lumberjack of the American Northwest. The statue of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, at Bemidji, Minnesota. Photographed by John Vachon, September 1939

MIGRANT WORKER, 1930s. Migrant strawberry picker in Berrien County, Michigan: photographed by John Vachon in the 1930s

BERRY PICKERS, 1940. Berry Pickers from Arkansas working in Berrien County, Michigan. Photographed by John Vachon, 1940

OZARK CHILDREN, 1940. Impovished children of a farmer in the Ozarks, Missouri. Photograph by John Vachon, 1940

BURLINGTON ZEPHYR, 1940. Awaiting the arrival of the Burlington Zephyr in East Dubuque, Illinois: oil over a photograph, 1940, by John Vachon

BERRY PICKERS, 1940. Berry pickers from Arkansas working in Berrien county, Michigan: oil over a photograph by John Vachon, 1940

IOWA: DES MOINES, 1940. A bar and the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Photograph by John Vachon, May 1940

The Phillips Refinery, Borger, Texas. Photograph by John Vachon in November 1942
TEXAS: REFINERY, 1942. The Phillips Refinery, Borger, Texas. Photograph by John Vachon in November 1942

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"Vachon: A Journey Through Time and Place" Step into the captivating world of Vachon, where history unfolds before your eyes. From the iconic San Sebastián Festival in 2012, where Christine Vachon's creative genius shone bright, to the heartwarming tale of Louise Dyson, a Maryland woman navigating life as a borrower in the Farm Service Agency loan program during the 1940s. Travel back to Georgia in 1938 and witness a carefree moment frozen in time - schoolgirls hanging upside down on a playground, their laughter echoing through generations. Then fast forward to Chicago in 1941, where children find solace from summer's scorching heat by cooling off in refreshing water at Ohio Street bathing beach on Lake Michigan. John Vachon's lens takes us deeper into Chicago's soul with glimpses of its hidden alleys and elevated train stations. The city comes alive through his photographs - an urban symphony captured for eternity. And let us not forget Texas; Houston reveals itself through John Vachon's lens as we catch a glimpse of everyday life inside a humble house. Venturing further north to North Dakota in 1940, we encounter an enchanting scene - a rural road intersected by railroad tracks, and is here that John Vachon captures the essence of simplicity amidst vast landscapes. But it is not just places that define this collection; people play an integral role too. Witness mounted police officers patrolling Chicago streets with grace and authority – guardians of order amidst bustling chaos. Vachon invites you on an extraordinary journey across time and space – each photograph whispering stories untold until now. Immerse yourself within these snapshots frozen forever - moments that transcend boundaries and connect us all through shared experiences.