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.
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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