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FSA/OWI - Farm security administration and Office of War Information photograph.
A black and white photo of sheep grazing in a field. Office of War Information Photograph
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Summary
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Temp. note: usf34batch6
Film copy on SIS roll 6, frame 1446.
Tags
louisiana
east carroll parish
transylvania project
safety film negatives
lot 1705
marion post wolcott
photo
office of war information
farm security administration
farming
library of congress
Date
01/01/1940
Location
east carroll parish
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html