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“AMERICAN WAY” In 1937, famous photojournalist Margaret Brooke White photographed a relief line after the Ohio flood, which happened during the Great Depression. She named this photo “The American Way.” It was taken to show how the American myth of how to live and reality significantly differ. In the background of this photograph, there is a billboard that supposedly shows how the American life should be (the American myth). On the billboard there is a happy white family, smiling ear to ear, driving an expensive car. They are all properly dressed and they are wearing classy hats. The billboard states, “There is no way like the American Way” and “World’s highest standard of living.” These statements suggest to spectators that to live the American way you would have to be white, have a perfect family, always be happy, have a nice car, and be able to dress stylish. In ot