Blind Lemon Jefferson

By: Laura Hydrick

Background
Born on September 24, 1893 in Texas

1 of 8
Blind from birth

Sharecropper parents
Started guitar career

"King of Texas Blues"

Played with Lead Belly T-Bone Walker First to become a successful solo guitarist

Most Popular Songs

Black Snake Moan
Matchbox Blues Rabbit Foot Blues

How He Saw the World

Blind Jefferson didn't let physical disabilities get in the way of his career. He was so successful and one of the most influential blues musicians in Texas during the 1920s

Dorothea Lange
By: Laura Hydrick

Early Life
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey May 26, 1895 Died in CA on October 11, 1965 Took mothers maiden name Got polio at the age of 7

"It formed me, guided me, instructed me, helped me and humiliated me,"

Most pictures were of the poor

Saw things for what they were