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Corner of a bedroom on Edgar Allen farm near Milford, Iowa. There are piles of clothes and rags all over the house. An extreme case of poverty in northwestern Iowa. They are receiving aid from Resettlement Administration

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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
Corner of a bedroom on Edgar Allen farm near Milford, Iowa. There are piles of clothes and rags all over the house. An extreme case of poverty in northwestern Iowa. They are receiving aid from Resettlement Administration
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: 010105-D c.2
Topics
Iowa -- Milford
Iowa -- Dickinson County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from Library of Congress.
Content: FSA Collection includes two copies of this photograph.
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: 53579
TMS Object Number: 010105-D c.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 80a13ef0-a943-0136-ed7d-2769b3c82a54
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

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Corner of a bedroom on Edgar Allen farm near Milford, Iowa. There are piles of clothes and rags all over the house. An extreme case of poverty in northwestern Iowa. They are receiving aid from Resettlement Administration" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c873b30-a947-0136-49e6-412491f0c7a1

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Corner of a bedroom on Edgar Allen farm near Milford, Iowa. There are piles of clothes and rags all over the house. An extreme case of poverty in northwestern Iowa. They are receiving aid from Resettlement Administration" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c873b30-a947-0136-49e6-412491f0c7a1

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1936). Corner of a bedroom on Edgar Allen farm near Milford, Iowa. There are piles of clothes and rags all over the house. An extreme case of poverty in northwestern Iowa. They are receiving aid from Resettlement Administration Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c873b30-a947-0136-49e6-412491f0c7a1

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Corner of a bedroom on Edgar Allen farm near Milford, Iowa. There are piles of clothes and rags all over the house. An extreme case of poverty in northwestern Iowa. They are receiving aid from Resettlement Administration