Horace Bristol

In 1937 photographer Horace Bristol pitched an idea to Life magazine about a story on migrant farm workers with John Steinbeck writing the text. The magazine passed on the idea but the two agreed to collaborate on a book project. After working several weeks Steinbeck left the project to write the novel The Grapes of Wrath. Bristol's images were used by Life when they did a story about the novel. The images were also used to help cast and provide the look of the 1940 movie version starring Henry Fonda. Click on the title link to read more and see some of the photos.