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Interior of a shack in "Shantytown," Spencer, Iowa

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Farm Security Administration Photographs

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Title
Interior of a shack in "Shantytown," Spencer, Iowa
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1936-12
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 011097-M3
Topics
Iowa -- Spencer
Iowa -- Clay County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from Library of Congress record for a related photograph (see 011097-M2).
Content: FSA Collection includes two copies of this photograph.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 5 15/16 x 8 13/16 in. (15.1 x 22.4 cm)
NYPL copies cropped.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 55939
TMS Object Number: 011097-M3
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9f768910-b445-0136-8056-03386712e2cd
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1936: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Interior of a shack in "Shantytown," Spencer, Iowa" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eac6b80-b449-0136-0697-791e6e1a5677

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Interior of a shack in "Shantytown," Spencer, Iowa" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eac6b80-b449-0136-0697-791e6e1a5677

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1936). Interior of a shack in "Shantytown," Spencer, Iowa Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eac6b80-b449-0136-0697-791e6e1a5677

Wikipedia Citation

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Interior of a shack in "Shantytown," Spencer, Iowa