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Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > Photographic reportage
Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited Georgia forty-one times between
1924 and1945. This rich gathering of photographs and remembrances
documents the vital role of Georgia's people and places in FDR's
rise from his position as a despairing politician daunted by
disease to his role as a revered leader who guided the country
through its worst depression and a world war. A native New Yorker,
FDR called Georgia his "other state." Seeking relief from the
devastating effects of polio, he was first drawn there by the
reputed healing powers of the waters at Warm Springs. FDR
immediately took to Georgia, and the attraction was mutual. Nearly
two hundred photos show him working and convalescing at the Little
White House, addressing crowds, sparring with reporters, visiting
fellow polio patients, and touring the countryside. Quotes by
Georgians from a variety of backgrounds hint at the countless lives
he touched during his time in the state. In Georgia, away from the
limelight, FDR became skilled at projecting strength while masking
polio's symptoms. Georgia was also his social laboratory, where he
floated new ideas to the press and populace and tested economic
recovery projects that were later rolled out nationally. Most
important, FDR learned to love and respect common Americans -
beginning with the farmers, teachers, maids, railroad workers, and
others he met in Georgia.
Step into the unseen realms of Cairo, Egypt through the
artistically interpretative lens of Scott Shaw.
Photographs taken on Cumberland Island, a short boat ride from St.
Marys, GA. Ruins of a once rich house of the gilded age, now home
to rattlesnakes, wild horses hanging out in the woods and resting
on the beach. Shells, horseshoe crabs and an amazing view. All
rendered with an old wet plate feel.
"Tumaini. Hope" includes photos from the Tareto Maa Rescue Center
and personal stories which show why the children had to come to
Tareto Maa. Tareto Maa (meaning "Help for the Maasai") is a
grassroots nonprofit in Kenya, East Africa, whose objective is to
empower the local community while eradicating the tradition of
female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriages within the
Maasai people. Tareto Maa runs a refuge for orphans and for girls
who had to escape from FGM and forced marriage. At the moment, 104
children are living in the Tareto Maa Refuge.
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