Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]FYI, many of these photos can be purchased from the Library of Congress. They've made a master negative from the original and at a very reasonable price you can get either RC or fiber prints made. The URL is: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html Carl Socolow http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/ New email address: csocolow@mindspring.com Mike Gil wrote: > > I just started to look at the Farm Security Administration Picture site ( > http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html ). What an amazing photography > site, the images are beyond description. One of the links "Photographs of > Signs Enforcing Racial Discrimination" is truly shocking for not only the > great photography but also as a timely look at our past injustices against > people that are different from the majority. The US has been a nation for > over 200 years but where only an infant when it comes to treating all our > citizens equally. > > Sorry I got carried away, anyways I can't remember who put out the first > post on this fantastic site, but thank you. I think this site can not only > be a powerfull site for photography but also a comprehensive representation > of our not to distant past. > > This site clearly shows the power of the web. No need for all the fancy web > stuff to catch our attention. Just great content. > > mg > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --