Stunning Rare Color Photos From 1939-1945

By on Mar 15, 2009 in Photography | 2 Comments

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homesteaders

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It’s very hard for hard for me to imagine this era not being in black and white.

“The color photographs of the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection include scenes of rural and small-town life, migrant labor, and the effects of the Great Depression.”

Link: www.pdnphotooftheday.com

Website: http://memory.loc.gov

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  • Scott

    Well, there were color movies by then (Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind)… but these are still quite jarring, you’re right. The second-to-last one, especially (the family sitting together)… Cool

  • Scott

    Well, there were color movies by then (Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind)… but these are still quite jarring, you’re right. The second-to-last one, especially (the family sitting together)… Cool