An exhibit of Depression era color Photos from the Library of Congress

December 13, 2005 3:38 PM

From the Library of Congress - "Bound for Glory: America in Color" is the first major exhibition of the little known color images taken by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. Comprised of seventy digital prints made from color transparencies taken between 1939 and 1943, this exhibition reveals a surprisingly vibrant world that has typically been viewed only through black-and-white images. The Depression came alive for me with this exhibition. This content has been linked to before as part of a larger collection, but the Bound for Glory Exhibition is quite new and highlights the color images from the collection. The online exhibition is captivating, the people in the pictures are compelling. Via.
posted by Slap Incognito (8 comments total)

Whoops.
posted by mr_roboto at 3:40 PM on December 13, 2005

tich tich
posted by edgeways at 3:42 PM on December 13, 2005

I specifically searched the archive for this for about 20 minutes using google AND yahoo. My bad, please delete it.
posted by Slap Incognito at 3:43 PM on December 13, 2005

Even better the second time.
posted by iamck at 3:43 PM on December 13, 2005

At a time when computer monitors are getting bigger and bigger, it seems the Average MeFi poster must be using web-enabled wristwatches without scrollbars.
posted by ewagoner at 3:43 PM on December 13, 2005

Yah, google searches may not cover stuff that was posted in the last 2 hours.
posted by freebird at 3:44 PM on December 13, 2005

Hahaha funny funny.

Caught me off guard, seriously implied dejavu.
posted by blastrid at 3:49 PM on December 13, 2005

When I see a subject with Glory and America next to each other, I can only think of one thing...

A symbol of Americana immortalized in his glory.
posted by bud_fles at 3:51 PM on December 13, 2005