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Michael Dweck
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Dave Jordano went back to his hometown of Detroit to show another perspective from the usual ruin porn prevalent online. He has provided info for every image which you should read including this for the bottom left photo:
“Mrs. Riley has been living in this house for over 45 years and the ivy has been growing on it for as long as she can remember. Structures such as these begin to take a life of their own, gracing themselves with symbolic undertones, such as longevity and perseverance. Many photographers have pictured this house from the side showing only the ivy, making it appear as if it’s an abandoned structure. I’d like to set the record straight and confirm that it isn’t.”
World War ll: Women at War | In Focus
1. These Northwestern University girls brave freezing weather to go through a Home Guard rifle drill on the campus in Evanston, Illinois on January 11, 1942.
2. Mrs. Paul Titus, 77-year-old air raid spotter of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, carries a gun as she patrols her beat, on December 20, 1941. Mrs. Titus signed-up the day after the Pearl Harbor attack. “I can carry a gun any time they want me to,” she declared.
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