Tag: Ansel

Ansel Adams’ pictures of Los Angeles recall an era of war factories and 10-cent hot dogs

We’ve all seen Ansel Adams’ luscious black-and-white images of Yosemite. Lesser known are his pictures of life in World War II-era Los Angeles. In 1939, Fortune magazine commissioned the renowned photographer to document the city’s aerospace industry as the country was shoring u...

Ansel Adams’ pictures of Los Angeles recall an era of war factories and 10-cent hot dogs

We’ve all seen Ansel Adams’ luscious black-and-white images of Yosemite. Lesser known are his pictures of life in World War II-era Los Angeles. In 1939, Fortune magazine commissioned the renowned photographer to document the city’s aerospace industry as the country was shoring u...