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Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The FSA (Farm Security Administration) is famous for its well known influential photography program that portrayed the challenges of rural poverty. Creating false perceptions of individuals (A prime example of situational manipulation), photographers were hired to report and document the plight of poor farmers. In 1935–44, eleven photographers would come to work on this project. They were: Arthur Rothstein, Theo Jung, Ben Shahn, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Carl Mydans, Russell Lee, Marion Post Wolcott, Jack Delano, John Vachon, and John Collier. In total, the black-and-white portion of the collection consists of about 175,000 black-and-white film negatives.

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louisiana interiors shoes african american agricultural laborers african americans housing african american boys independence la glass kerosene lamps migrant laborers schomburg center for research in black culture photographs and prints division farm security administration collection negro strawberry pickers high resolution united states farm security administration sponsor lee russell 1903 1986 photographer corner room quarters negro strawberry pickers independence farm security administration great depression photographs great depression images black history month black history month ultra high resolution new york public library farmers market vendors farmers agriculture
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Date

1939
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Contributors

United States. Farm Security Administration, Sponsor
Lee, Russell (1903-1986), Photographer
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America, 1930s

Photographs of Farm Security Administration
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Source

New York Public Library
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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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louisiana interiors shoes african american agricultural laborers african americans housing african american boys independence la glass kerosene lamps migrant laborers schomburg center for research in black culture photographs and prints division farm security administration collection negro strawberry pickers high resolution united states farm security administration sponsor lee russell 1903 1986 photographer corner room quarters negro strawberry pickers independence farm security administration great depression photographs great depression images black history month black history month ultra high resolution new york public library farmers market vendors farmers agriculture