That’s a photo by Margaret Bourke-White, it’s often used to depict the Great Depression in the US but is actually a shot of the Ohio River Flood in 1937.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bourke-White
Edit- I should have added a link to the flood too. Here you go.
Well this aged like milk (the highest standard of living)
I’m now wondering if we ever had the highest standard of living or if it was just propaganda.
America has the highest standard of propaganda.
I think the baby boomers* immediately after the post war up until ~1970 legit had the highest standard of living in the modern world.
The reason why I think it’s legit is because most of the potential/later competitors were picking up the bombed out pieces post war.
*the straight white male ones of middle class means and up
Reminds me of that Cunk meme that made the rounds a few days ago.
Cool. I’ll try to imagine it…
Yay! You’re right, that’s great.
Did it work?
No, I guessed wrong.
Well yeah, that is true for the white people in the ad, not the folks in line.
Ahh, ancient history. Before the decline and fall part.
