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Iowa Farm Security Administration Photo Exhibit

Iowa Farm Security Administration Photo Exhibit

 

The Farm Security Administration (FSA) Photo Exhibit was created by Phil Hopper, Department of Communication & Media. The Exhibit was displayed on the main floor of Rod Library at the University of Northern Iowa in 2019 (xxx until August 31). An article about the display is available through the Northern Iowan.

The images in this collection were all made in Iowa from the mid 1930s until the mid 1940s. They were taken by photographers working for the Depression era Farm Security Administration (FSA). The FSA is famous for its small but highly influential photography program that portrayed the challenges of rural poverty. The photographs in the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Photograph Collection form an extensive pictorial record of American life between 1935 and 1944. In total, the black-and-white portion of the collection consists of about 175,000 negatives.

Most of the photographs displayed here where collected by Interactive Digital Studies students from the UNI Department of Communication Studies. They were printed with the assistance of the Department of Art and the display was made possible by Rod Library staff. Special thanks to Gail Bunz and Julie Ann Beddow. For more information about this display contact Philip Hopper at philip.hopper@uni.edu.

Related collections by Philip Hopper located in UNI ScholarWorks:

  • Macro-Photography in the UNI Botanical Center Exhibition
  • Specimens: Two Image Gallery
  • Specimens: Three (Trinity Series) Image Gallery

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  • 01 Young Girl Sitting on a Porch [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    01 Young Girl Sitting on a Porch [photograph]

    1935

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  • 02. Man Sitting on a Bench Outside a Store [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    02. Man Sitting on a Bench Outside a Store [photograph]

    1935

  • 03. African-American Working in a Meat Packing Company [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    03. African-American Working in a Meat Packing Company [photograph]

    1945

  • 04. African-American Machinist [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    04. African-American Machinist [photograph]

    1935

  • 05. Spectators with Cars Watching a Race at the Iowa State Fair [photography] by Farm Security Administration

    05. Spectators with Cars Watching a Race at the Iowa State Fair [photography]

    1935

  • 06. Group of People Inside a Hog Barn at the Iowa State Fair [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    06. Group of People Inside a Hog Barn at the Iowa State Fair [photograph]

    1935

  • 07. Group of Sectators Sitting Inside a Building at the Iowa State Fair by Farm Security Administration

    07. Group of Sectators Sitting Inside a Building at the Iowa State Fair

    1935

  • 08. Group of Men Inside a Building at the Iowa State Fair [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    08. Group of Men Inside a Building at the Iowa State Fair [photograph]

    1935

  • 09. Man Making an Announcement & a Man Leading a Horse [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    09. Man Making an Announcement & a Man Leading a Horse [photograph]

    1935

  • 10. Group of Men at a Hog Event at the Iowa State Fair [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    10. Group of Men at a Hog Event at the Iowa State Fair [photograph]

    1935

  • 11. A Woman with a Cow [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    11. A Woman with a Cow [photograph]

    1935

  • 12. Man Holding an Ear of Corn [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    12. Man Holding an Ear of Corn [photograph]

    1935

  • 13. A Priest Standing in a Doorway [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    13. A Priest Standing in a Doorway [photograph]

    1935

  • 14. A Man at an Open Gate with a Church in the Background [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    14. A Man at an Open Gate with a Church in the Background [photograph]

    1935

  • 15. Man in Overhalls Sitting in a Chair [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    15. Man in Overhalls Sitting in a Chair [photograph]

    1935

  • 16 - Man in a Store Reaching for a Bucket Hanging from the Ceiling [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    16 - Man in a Store Reaching for a Bucket Hanging from the Ceiling [photograph]

    1935

  • 17. Young Child Holding an Ear of Corn [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    17. Young Child Holding an Ear of Corn [photograph]

    1935

  • 18. Man Smoking a Pipe Standing In Front of a Building [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    18. Man Smoking a Pipe Standing In Front of a Building [photograph]

    1935

  • 19. Several Men Standing In Front of Train [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    19. Several Men Standing In Front of Train [photograph]

    1935

  • 20. Man Standing at the Back of a Train [photograph] by Farm Security Administration

    20. Man Standing at the Back of a Train [photograph]

    1935

 
 
 

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