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Fruit farmer, his wife and son. Placer County, California. He has owned his eighty acre farm for about thirty-four years. "It's pretty but what's it good for? The trees aren't worth the land they stand on," he says

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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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Fruit farmer, his wife and son. Placer County, California. He has owned his eighty acre farm for about thirty-four years. "It's pretty but what's it good for? The trees aren't worth the land they stand on," he says
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940-12
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 038403-D
Topics
California -- Placer County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 76015
TMS Object Number: 038403-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dbc0bdd0-70f9-0137-5faa-3339e51533a5
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.

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  • 1940: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fruit farmer, his wife and son. Placer County, California. He has owned his eighty acre farm for about thirty-four years. "It's pretty but what's it good for? The trees aren't worth the land they stand on," he says" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/856048d0-710a-0137-364a-2951e487e9ed

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fruit farmer, his wife and son. Placer County, California. He has owned his eighty acre farm for about thirty-four years. "It's pretty but what's it good for? The trees aren't worth the land they stand on," he says" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/856048d0-710a-0137-364a-2951e487e9ed

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Fruit farmer, his wife and son. Placer County, California. He has owned his eighty acre farm for about thirty-four years. "It's pretty but what's it good for? The trees aren't worth the land they stand on," he says Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/856048d0-710a-0137-364a-2951e487e9ed

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Fruit farmer, his wife and son. Placer County, California. He has owned his eighty acre farm for about thirty-four years. "It's pretty but what's it good for? The trees aren't worth the land they stand on," he says