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American Artifacts: 1930s-40s Color Photographs (Part 1)

Office of War Information Image

Office of War Information Image

Washington, DC
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

During the Great Depression & World War II, photographers working for the Farm Security Administration and later the Office of War Information created about 1,600 color photographs documenting agricultural life & war production in the United States. American History TV visited the Library of Congress to learn about the collection from curator Beverly Brannan. 

Updated: Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:57am (ET)

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