Lens Day Wednesday: History

Since I suggested "history" as a topic

for this week's LensDay Wednesday,

I just had to play along.

I've talked about the Farm Security Administration's

collection of photos taken during the Great Depression.

FSA hired amazing photographers

to document the hardships faced by Americans

during this historic era, particularly those in rural areas.

Some of these photographers are not well-enough known.

One of these is Marjory Collins (1912 - 1985).

Project Occupant in Trailer Camp for African Americans

tending his Victory Garden - photo by Marjory Collins

I didn't find readily available biographical 

information about her online,

 so I'll have to let the photos speak for themselves. 

Little girl saving Sunday paper for paper drive

during World War Two - photo by Marjory Collins

These photos all come from the Library of Congress

photo collection and are in the public domain.