.
First no sound in the world, and then
the blowing of the wind through the trees
in the fleeting dark of night
violent at times, how do those old trees stand it
Rain in the downspouts
before dawn, the very large
in the very small
again
Rainy day, Indianapolis, Indiana: photo by John Vachon, January 1942
the blowing of the wind through the trees
in the fleeting dark of night
violent at times, how do those old trees stand it
Rain in the downspouts
before dawn, the very large
in the very small
again
Ohio River in flood, Louisville, Kentucky: photo by Carl Mydans, March 1936
After rain, house exteriors on Van Horn Street, Hamilton County, Ohio: photo by Carl Mydans, December 1935
Front of old brick structure in section near Union Station, Washington, D.C.; land is low here and water collects in front and backyard after a rain and remains for many days; entrances to privies are usually under water; interior of homes similar in shabbiness to exterior: photo by Carl Mydans, September 1935
Cows out in the rain on the farm of Mr. Addison, an FSA client, Westfield, Connecticut: photo by Jack Delano, September 1940
Photos from Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress
