Lightning Strike at Haushalter Farm c. 1937
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- Title
- Lightning Strike at Haushalter Farm c. 1937
- Description
- A sudden fracture in the sky, captured in a flash of silver and shadow, this image preserves a moment of raw atmospheric power over the Haushalter farm circa 1937. While the lightning bolts strike with violent brilliance, the farm buildings stand as dark, resolute silhouettes against the electrical upheaval, embodying the stoic presence of the homestead during the late Depression era. The inclusion of cardinal directions etched onto the print edges reveals a desire to map and master the landscape, treating the farm not just as a home, but as a specific, documented territory. Yet, there is a haunting quality to the image when viewed through the lens of the family’s later notes; the very structures that once weathered these storms would eventually succumb to the weight of snow and the slow march of time. This photograph serves as a temporal bridge, linking the vibrant, elemental energy of the 1930s to the quiet, inevitable shifts in the stewardship of these fifty acres.
- Date
- 1937
- Spatial Coverage
- The Fifty Acres
- Creator
- Unidentified
- Format
- silver gelatin print
- Rights
- Courtesy of the Haushalter-Casler Family Archive
- Referenced By
- The Fifty Acres
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