Marion Post Wolcott with Rolleiflex and Speed Graphic in hand in Montgomery County, Maryland. Arthur Rothstein. 1940 Jan. Prints and Photographs Division. LC-USF34-T01-029245-D. bibliographic record

Survey materials reflect a desire on the part of several individuals working collaboratively to provide a systematic record of a time or a phenomenon. Even when the images were not made expressly for publication purposes, as the products of graphic and photojournalism were, they often reflect a desire both to document and to persuade. The division's documentary survey collections number among its most popular and widely known collections.

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