New Deal photography programs
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New Deal photography programs were U.S. government-sponsored initiatives in the 1930s and early 1940s that hired photographers to document the social and economic conditions of the Great Depression, producing an influential visual record of American life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Deal photography | 1 |
| New Deal photography programs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Deal photography programs Context triple: [Martha McMillan Roberts, partOf, New Deal photography programs]
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A.
Public Works of Art Project
The Public Works of Art Project was a New Deal-era federal program launched in 1933 to employ artists during the Great Depression by commissioning public murals and other artworks across the United States.
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B.
New Deal agricultural programs
New Deal agricultural programs were a series of U.S. federal initiatives in the 1930s that sought to stabilize farm prices, reduce surpluses, and support farmers through subsidies and production controls during the Great Depression.
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C.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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D.
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of ambitious economic and social programs in the United States during the 1930s that expanded the federal government's role in response to the Great Depression.
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E.
Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of artists across the United States to create public artworks, murals, posters, and art education programs during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Deal photography programs Target entity description: New Deal photography programs were U.S. government-sponsored initiatives in the 1930s and early 1940s that hired photographers to document the social and economic conditions of the Great Depression, producing an influential visual record of American life.
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A.
Public Works of Art Project
The Public Works of Art Project was a New Deal-era federal program launched in 1933 to employ artists during the Great Depression by commissioning public murals and other artworks across the United States.
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B.
New Deal agricultural programs
New Deal agricultural programs were a series of U.S. federal initiatives in the 1930s that sought to stabilize farm prices, reduce surpluses, and support farmers through subsidies and production controls during the Great Depression.
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C.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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D.
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of ambitious economic and social programs in the United States during the 1930s that expanded the federal government's role in response to the Great Depression.
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E.
Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of artists across the United States to create public artworks, murals, posters, and art education programs during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal program
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documentary photography project ⓘ government photography program ⓘ |
| archivesAt | Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Roy Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
African American communities
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Dust Bowl migrants ⓘ Great Depression in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ New Deal public works projects ⓘ industrial workers ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ sharecroppers in the American South ⓘ |
| endTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| field |
photography
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photojournalism ⓘ visual sociology ⓘ |
| genre | documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Farm Security Administration photography program
NERFINISHED
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Office of War Information photography program NERFINISHED ⓘ Resettlement Administration photography program ⓘ Tennessee Valley Authority photography projects ⓘ Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project photography activities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American documentary photography
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photojournalism in the United States ⓘ public perception of the Great Depression ⓘ |
| location |
rural United States
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urban United States ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
create a visual record of American life
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document economic conditions during the Great Depression ⓘ document social conditions during the Great Depression ⓘ support New Deal relief and reform policies through images ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Arthur Rothstein
NERFINISHED
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Ben Shahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Carl Mydans NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothea Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Delano NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion Post Wolcott NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Walker Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | FSA–OWI photographic collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPhotographs | over 170000 ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Farm Security Administration
NERFINISHED
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Office of War Information NERFINISHED ⓘ Resettlement Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Works Progress Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Deal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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early 1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: New Deal photography programs Description of subject: New Deal photography programs were U.S. government-sponsored initiatives in the 1930s and early 1940s that hired photographers to document the social and economic conditions of the Great Depression, producing an influential visual record of American life.
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New Deal photography