Out of town: September 2005 Archives

Grace was said before the barbeque was served at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair by Russell Lee

This morning's Times has an altogether too short article on a new Library of Congress exhibit of post-Depression era color photography. The exhibit (details seems to be missing from the LoC Web site) includes 80 photographs from the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information so subjects are confined to industry and rural life, with many bombastic captions that strain modern credulity. The LoC archive site contains many more photos than are on display in the exhibit and most are downloadable as high resolution files. Check out a few favorites by Alfred T. Palmer, Arthur Siegel, and Russell Lee (also above).

Through Nov. 26 at Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress
10 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.
(202) 707-8000