Background and Scope |
Taking Burley tobacco in from the fields ... vicinity of Lexington, Ky. LC-DIG-fsac-1a34375 |
Taking burley tobacco in from the fields ... near Lexington, Kentucky LC-USF34-055371-D |
Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber ... Fort Worth, Texas LC-DIG-fsac-1a34927 |
The 644 color photographs produced by the FSA are less well known and far less extensive than the unit's black-and-white photographs. Most of the color images are 35mm Kodachrome slides; a few are color transparencies in sizes up to 4x5-inches. The FSA color photographs depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with a focus on rural areas and farm labor.
The 965 color photographs from the OWI are color transparencies in sizes up to 4x5-inches. The photographs depicted life and culture in the U.S., with a focus on factories and women employees, railroads, aviation training, and other aspects of World War II mobilization.
For further discussion of the FSA/OWI color photography,
see the Library of Congress online exhibit, "Bound
for Glory."