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Summary
DescriptionCrossville directional sign, 1937.jpg
English: Title: "Signs". Crossville, Tennessee.
Medium: 1 negative : nitrate ; 35mm.
Call Number: LC-USF33-006224-M3
Reproduction Number
LC-DIG-fsa-8a17089 DLC (digital file from original neg.)
LC-USF33-006224-M3 DLC (b&w film nitrate neg.)
Part of: Library of Congress: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 USA
Date
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Source
This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID fsa.8a17089. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required.See Commons:Licensing.
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Author
Ben Shahn
(1898–1969)
Alternative names
pseudonym: Shahn, Benjamin; Benjamin Shahn; Benjamin Shan
Description
American photographer, poster artist and artist
Date of birth/death
September 12, 1898
March 14, 1969
Location of birth/death
Kaunas, Russian Empire
New York City
Work period
1935-1969
Work location
United States of America; New York City
Authority file
: Q695239
VIAF: 17268935
ISNI: 0000000108747289
ULAN: 500005524
LCCN: n79085084
NAID: 10580398
WorldCat
creator QS:P170,Q695239
Permission (Reusing this file)
Rights Advisory: No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs (https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html)
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Licensing
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2007-11-23 04:50 Orlady 695×1024×8 (140806 bytes) "Signs". Crossville, Tennessee. 1937. Photographer: Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969. Nitrate ; 35 mm. CALL NUMBER: LC-USF33- 006224-M3. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
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