Absolutely stunning.

[hokeysmoke]

14 Rare Color Photos From the FSA-OWI

Even today, many documentary photographers will tell you they are influenced by the works of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and 40s. Under the direction of Roy Emerson Stryker, the FSA sent photographers to document the plight of the rural farmer during the Great Depression and the

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[sarah_p]

These are stunning--thanks so much for sharing! Plus, they get me in the right mindset--I'm off to go and teach my discussion classes in a bit, and today, we're covering the Great Depression.

[hokeysmoke]

Well, then, they're timely and topical. Who'd'a thunk it?

[rick_day]

Amazing..I see at least one macro in the group. Really stunning find!

[hokeysmoke]

I was seriously dazzled by these. And I want James Lynch's glasses, dammit.

[rick_day]

Also notice the one where the men are leaving the Texas factory all the blacks are on the right side of the photo.

always with the segregation, that silly Texas was!

[hokeysmoke]

Oh shi-! I didn't notice that! To be honest, most of America was "with the segregation" though, wasn't it? Them was some bad times.

[hokeysmoke]

I know what you mean!

The depth of color on some of these is just awesome. And to think that they didn't have Photoshop back then. (Of course, I don't know that these haven't been enhanced in since then...)

[hokeysmoke]

And it's like the Necrodogicon. You know that it's practically guaranteed that all of them are dead.

[vacillate]

These are absolutely -gorgeous-. Thank you so, so much for sharing them. :)

[hokeysmoke]

You are absolutely welcome. I couldn't NOT share them. I found them stunning as my title stated.