Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] on temporary duty cataloging in the rare book section in the Library of Congress
Dublin Core
Title
Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] on temporary duty cataloging in the rare book section in the Library of Congress
Subject
African American Woman
African American Library Clerk
Activist
Scholar
Educator
Washington, D.C.
African American Library Clerk
Activist
Scholar
Educator
Washington, D.C.
Description
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Creator
Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992, photographer
Source
Photographers working for the U.S. government's Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) between 1939 and 1944 made approximately 1,600 color photographs that depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The pictures focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of World War II mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working.
Publisher
The Farm Security Administration (1937-1942), and the Office of War Information (1942-1944)
Date
1942 Winter.
Rights
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)
Relation
This U.S. government photography project was headed for most of its existence by Roy E. Stryker, who guided the effort in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937), the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942), and the Office of War Information (1942-1944). The collection also includes photographs acquired from other governmental and non-governmental sources, including the News Bureau at the Offices of Emergency Management (OEM), various branches of the military, and industrial corporations.
Format
1 negative : safety ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller.
Language
English
Type
Photograph Image
Film copy on SIS roll 1, frame 377
Safety film negatives.
Film copy on SIS roll 1, frame 377
Safety film negatives.
Identifier
Jewell R. Mazique: The African American Library Clerk
Digital Photography Exhibition
Digital Photography Exhibition
Coverage
Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives
Files
Reference
Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] on temporary duty cataloging in the rare book section in the Library of Congress, Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992, photographer, The Farm Security Administration (1937-1942), and the Office of War Information (1942-1944), 1942 Winter.
Cite As
Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992, photographer, “Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] on temporary duty cataloging in the rare book section in the Library of Congress,” REPOSITORY, accessed April 25, 2024, https://artlibrarydeco.omeka.net/items/show/28.
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