Ridge (vicinity), Saint Mary's County, Maryland. A demonstration by FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisors to show the proper method of digging a safe well. The old dug well badly contaminated with surface water. Fine gray sand has also spoiled the water for domestic use
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Tags
maryland
saint mary county
ridge
nitrate negatives
vicinity
saint
mary
saint mary
demonstration
fsa
farm
security
administration
farm security administration
supervisors
show
method
surface
water
surface water
fine
sand
great depression photographs
great depression
american farmers
library of congress
Date
01/01/1941
Contributors
Collier, John, 1913-1992, photographer
Location
maryland
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html