Robert Adams: Prairie

These quiet and poignant photographs of the American Prairie and its inhabitants describe a humble perseverance, and a reason for hope.

Black and white photograph of open grasslands with a small cluster of trees and houses in the distance, under a cloudy sky.
Black and white photograph of grain elevators, flanked on the right by an empty road.
A black and white photograph of two children looking out the rear window of a beat up early 1950's Ford pick up truck.
Black and white photograph of two station wagons parked in front of buildings on a dirt road.
A black and white photograph with trees, a wire fence, a tricycle at the left side of the image, a wagon at the right side of the image and a barn in the background.
A black and white photograph of a road, with sky in the first half of the photograph. A telephone pole is in the center left
A black and white photograph of empty fairgrounds with a water tank in the distance and a brightly lit clear sky.
A black and white photograph of a train car, a windowless structure, and silos against a brightly lit sky and telephone wires.
A black and white photograph of a playground with teeter totters, a slide, and a telephone pole with wires. A wooden structure in the background against a bright clear sky.
An empty stage with multiple framed photographs of graduating students, a curtain at the left side of the image and single wooden folding chair at right side of the image.
A vertical black and white photograph of an old wooden church with trees at each side and a clear bright sky.
A vertical black and white photograph of an old wooden church with trees at each side and a cloudy sky.
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