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A group of men standing in front of a store, Scene at Smithland, Kentucky

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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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1935
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United States. Farm Security Administration, Sponsor
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969, Photographer
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America, 1930s

Photographs of Farm Security Administration
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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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farm security administration photographs ultra high resolution high resolution united states farm security administration sponsor shahn ben 1898 1969 photographer scene smithland kentucky farm security administration great depression photographs great depression snapshot hat fedora sun hat font suit vintage clothing blazer monochrome picture frame photography getty images black and white photography illustration download classic photography art photography the miriam and ira d wallach division new york public library farmers market vendors farmers agriculture