Historical Section (photography unit)
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The Historical Section (photography unit) was a government photography project that documented American rural life and New Deal resettlement efforts during the 1930s, producing many iconic images of the Great Depression.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary photography program
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government photography project → |
| country |
United States
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| focusesOn |
farm families
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resettlement communities → rural poverty → |
| genre |
documentary photography
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| goal |
document conditions of American rural life
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publicize New Deal resettlement programs → |
| hasActivity |
documentary photography
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resettlement documentation → rural documentation → |
| historicalContext |
Great Depression
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New Deal era → |
| language |
English
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| locatedIn |
United States
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| mainSubject |
American rural life
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Great Depression in the United States → New Deal resettlement efforts → |
| medium |
photography
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| notableFor |
creating widely reproduced documentary photographs of the 1930s United States
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| operatedBy |
U.S. federal government
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| partOf |
New Deal programs
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| produced |
iconic images of the Great Depression
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| timePeriod |
1930s
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Resettlement Administration
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hasPart |