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ERIC Number: EJ642047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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Images of the Great Depression: A Photographic Essay.
Stevens, Robert L.; Fogel, Jared A.
OAH Magazine of History, v16 n1 p11-16 Fall 2001
Provides background information on the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the photographic section of the FSA. Identifies six photographers and features three photographers (Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Ben Shahn) who were recruited to document farm conditions. Discusses using FSA photos in the classroom and provides lesson plans to help students understand the Great Depression. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Farm Labor, Farmers, History Instruction, Middle Schools, Photographs, Photography, Primary Sources, Rural Areas, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Thinking Skills, United States History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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