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Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943

Summary from the Denverpost.com

These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color.

See the images and article here.

A few images from the collection:



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Tags: 1940s, photography, us, wwii

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Comment by Павел Скрыльников on August 6, 2010 at 4:58am
A-20 is very, very stylish plane.
Comment by TheBoyWhoLived on August 5, 2010 at 8:53pm
These are great!
..have any of you seen the BBC Documentary the twenties in Colour? Definitely worth watching. .
Comment by Larry on August 5, 2010 at 7:01pm
Fantastic images. They really bring the era to life.
Comment by lord_k on August 5, 2010 at 1:28pm
Wolcott, Delano, Lee, Vachon, Palmer... Good company!
Comment by Hayen Mill on August 5, 2010 at 9:25am
THANKS for sharing!!!

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