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Out of the fortiesOut of the forties

Out of the forties1983

Nicholas Lemann

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The author retraces the lives of the people shown in the early 1940's photographic project commissioned by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, under the direction of Roy Stryker. Many of the photographers of this survey worked with Stryker when he was the director of the FSA. They include: Russell Lee, John Vachon, Sol Libsohn, Esther Bubley, Todd Webb [and others].

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First published
1983
OL Work ID
OL29622W

Subjects

Description and travelNineteen fortiesPictorial worksRanch lifeSocial life and customsUnited StatesUnited states, social life and customsUnited states, pictorial worksTexas, social life and customsDocumentary photographyTwentieth century

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