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Posted by: Jan Grenci
I’d like to share an image that I didn’t use for my latest Flickr album – On the Ice. The photo is from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection (FSA/OWI) and was retrieved when I searched in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) using the search term “skating”: At first glance, it …
Posted in: Flickr, FSA/OWI, Photographs
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
The holiday travel season is fast approaching, and some of us look toward our upcoming air travel with a sense of dread – or even resignation – as we prepare for cramped conditions, long lines, delays, cancellations and more unforeseen challenges. Photos of transcontinental travel I came across in the Farm Security Administration/Office of War …
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
In 1941, photographer Jack Delano photographed a midwife in rural Greene County, Georgia as part of his work for the Farm Security Administration. One image in particular caught our eye, and encouraged us to look further. Read on to explore with us.
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs
Posted by: Jan Grenci
I look at a lot of images in the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) when I am making selections for a Flickr album. This was certainly the case when working on my latest set – If The Shoe Fits. There are always many images that don’t make it to the final group. In preparing …
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
As part of a series of posts about portraits in the collections of the Prints & Photographs Division, this post focuses on the work of FSA photographer Jack Delano.
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs, Series: Profiling Portraits
Posted by: Jan Grenci
It’s the time of year to enjoy eating in the great outdoors! Last week, a Flickr album of images of picnics launched. I included a photo very similar to this one in the album: The photos were taken in August of 1940 by Marion Post Wolcott when she was working for the Farm Security Administration …
Posted in: Flickr, FSA/OWI, Photographs
Posted by: Jan Grenci
The following is a guest post by Kate Fogle, Assistant Curator of Photography, Prints & Photographs Division. Mom. Simple to say, this monosyllabic version of ‘mother’ entered the American lexicon in the mid-1800s, and its ease of use has yet to waver, as moms throughout the U.S. can attest. It’s a palindrome that conveys comfort …
Posted in: FSA/OWI, HABS/HAER/HALS, Photographs, Prints, Women's History
Posted by: Jan Grenci
The following is a guest post by Kate Fogle, Assistant Curator of Photography, Prints & Photographs Division. Bunnies and baskets. Two words heard often this time of year. With the Easter holiday nearly upon us, the consumer push to provide a bountiful Easter, even to the youngest of children, is felt by most parents I …
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs, Portraits, Women's History
Posted by: Jan Grenci
I love postcards. I send them, collect them, and even make them. In my latest Flickr album, You’ve Got Mail, I included a 1939 photo of what was described as the “largest postcard ever sent through the mail.” A regular postcard cost one cent to mail in that year. I spot an interesting error in …
Posted in: Flickr, FSA/OWI, Photographs, Postcards