Shasta Dam under construction, photographed in color by the FSA/OWI. The New Deal documented its accomplishments beautifully. And now the Library of Congress has them in an outstanding Flickr collection.
The New Deal also beautifully documented the American people; here’s a photograph of African American workers at a Florida “juke joint”.
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5 comments
March 6, 2012 at 6:47 am
kevin
Great, now I’ve got the “I want a Shasta” theme song stuck in my head.
March 6, 2012 at 6:58 am
eric
You were supposed to be humming the Rolling Stones.
March 6, 2012 at 7:14 am
kevin
I was, for three seconds, until I saw the trigger word.
I can’t help it. I want a pop … I want a … Shhhhhasta.
March 6, 2012 at 7:43 am
rea
You’ve got to wonder just who the Stones were dating, if “She combs her hair” seemd like such a remarkable feature to them.
March 6, 2012 at 9:08 am
eric
She’s like a rabbit.