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A black and white photo of a field with a house in the distance. America during Great Depression and World War Two. FSA / OWI Photograph.

A black and white photo of a field with a house in the distance. Ameri...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

A black and white photo of a field. America during Great Depression and World War Two. FSA / OWI Photograph.

A black and white photo of a field. America during Great Depression an...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Railroad ties layed ready for rails - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Railroad ties layed ready for rails - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Photo by Lawrence. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a person flying a kite. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a person flying a kite. F...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a field. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a field. Farm Security Ad...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into a coal storage space for the federal government

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into ...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a dirt road. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a dirt road. Farm Securit...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into a coal storage space for the federal government

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into ...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Depression: A black and white photo of an apple in a field. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of an apple in a field. Farm...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a person throwing a frisbee. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a person throwing a frisb...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man carrying a wooden cross. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man carrying a wooden cross. Office of Wa...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More

Loading railroad ties. Littlefork, Minnesota

Loading railroad ties. Littlefork, Minnesota

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into a coal storage space for the federal government

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Railroad ties in use, Brown County, Indiana

Railroad ties in use, Brown County, Indiana

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into a coal storage space for the federal government

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nacogdoches County, Texas. Railroad ties at the siding

Nacogdoches County, Texas. Railroad ties at the siding

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a barn in a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

A black and white photo of a barn in a field, possibly related to: Rai...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of an old farm, possibly related to: Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

A black and white photo of an old farm, possibly related to: Railroad ...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

A black and white photo of a man carrying a large piece of wood. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man carrying a large piece of wood. Offic...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More

Loading railroad ties. Littlefork, Minnesota

Loading railroad ties. Littlefork, Minnesota

Public domain photograph of freight train, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View in yards of Ayer-Lord tie plant, Carbondale, Ill.

View in yards of Ayer-Lord tie plant, Carbondale, Ill.

Photograph shows an overview of the Ayer-Lord Tie Company railroad yard with bundles of cross ties on railroad tracks.

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a farm. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a farm. Farm Security Adm...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a farm. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a farm. Farm Security Adm...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Railroad ties, handhewn. Principal use to which timber is put in this county, Brown County, Indiana

Railroad ties, handhewn. Principal use to which timber is put in this ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a cow in a field. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a cow in a field. Farm Se...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into a coal storage space for the federal government

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men walking down a set of stairs. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men walking down a set of stairs. Office of War Information...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More

A black and white photo of a man loading lumber onto a train car, Loading railroad ties. Littlefork, Minnesota

A black and white photo of a man loading lumber onto a train car, Load...

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 availabl... More

Frank G. Carpenter standing by railroad ties, Chugiak Anchorage Alaska

Frank G. Carpenter standing by railroad ties, Chugiak Anchorage Alaska

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cordova Alaska - Transport of rails - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Cordova Alaska - Transport of rails - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a pile of lumber. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a pile of lumber. Farm Se...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of two men standing next to each other. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two men standing next to each other. Office...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More

The Tie Hack Memorial, west of Dubois, Wyoming, honors the men who cut railroad ties out of Wyoming forests and floated them down flumes and rivers for the Wyoming Tie and Timber Company, under contract with the Chicago and North Western Railroad. Cutting lumber for railroad ties was known as "tie hacking"

The Tie Hack Memorial, west of Dubois, Wyoming, honors the men who cut...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of an apple in a field Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photo.

A black and white photo of an apple in a field Farm Security Administr...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

A black and white photo of a dirt road, possibly related to: Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

A black and white photo of a dirt road, possibly related to: Railroad ...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a pile of lumber, possibly related to: Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

A black and white photo of a pile of lumber, possibly related to: Rail...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Railroad ties in use, Brown County, Indiana

Railroad ties in use, Brown County, Indiana

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 availabl... More

Kalispell, Montana. Flathead Valley special area project. Stacking railroad ties at cooperative sawmill. This sawmill is operated by the FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrowers who settled here after leaving the drought areas of eastern Montana and the Dakotas

Kalispell, Montana. Flathead Valley special area project. Stacking rai...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a rail. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a rail. Office of War Info...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More

Nacogdoches County, Texas. Railroad ties at the siding

Nacogdoches County, Texas. Railroad ties at the siding

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 availabl... More

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into a coal storage space for the federal government

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into a coal storage space for the federal government

Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into ...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties painted with creosote, Brown County, Indiana

A black and white photo of a field, possibly related to: Railroad ties...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a field. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a field. Farm Security Ad...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Nacogdoches County, Texas. Railroad ties along the siding

Nacogdoches County, Texas. Railroad ties along the siding

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man holding a wooden cross. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man holding a wooden cross. Office of War...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More

The Tie Hack Memorial, west of Dubois, Wyoming, honors the men who cut railroad ties out of Wyoming forests and floated them down flumes and rivers for the Wyoming Tie and Timber Company, under contract with the Chicago and North Western Railroad. Cutting lumber for railroad ties was known as "tie hacking"

The Tie Hack Memorial, west of Dubois, Wyoming, honors the men who cut...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

A black and white photo of a man loading logs, Loading railroad ties. Littlefork, Minnesota

A black and white photo of a man loading logs, Loading railroad ties. ...

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 availabl... More

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a field. Farm Security Administration photogrpaph. Indiana

Great Depression: A black and white photo of a field. Farm Security Ad...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Railroad ties, handhewn. Principal use to which timber is put in this county, Brown County, Indiana

Railroad ties, handhewn. Principal use to which timber is put in this ...

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 availabl... More

A group of men standing next to each other. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men standing next to each other. Office of War Information ...

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C... More