one hundred years of photography from the National Archives
Bustard, Bruce I.
1999
Examines the role of government photography in the U.S., depicting changes in society over the course of the 20th century through a selection of 157 photographs.
Presents a photographic anthology of American life between 1939 and 1943 as it emerged from the Great Depression to fight in World War Two and includes color photos of cities and countryside, farm life and war plants, as well as work and play.
Contains a collection of photographs from the Smithsonian that show photography's role in discovering new details, empirical science, everday life, and shaping culture and art.
