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Background photgraph for Hightstown project, Garment factory on West Twenty-first Street, NY, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Background photgraph for Hightstown project, Garment factory on West Twenty-first Street, NY, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Background photgraph for Hightstown project. Garment factory on West Twenty-first Street, New York City. Mr. Jacob Solomon, one of the two hundred and fifty selected family heads for the Hightstown Project, is employed in this building. Compare with factory built by Resettlement Administration at Hightstown
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Inner City Neighbourhood Resettlement Textile Industry United States Office Of War Information
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This photograph, taken by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1936, captures the exterior of a garment factory located on West Twenty-first Street in New York City. The building, which was one of the many industrial structures that dotted the urban landscape during the 1930s, served as a workplace for Mr. Jacob Solomon, who was among the 250 family heads selected for the Hightstown Project. The Hightstown Project was an initiative of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a New Deal agency established to provide relief to rural communities affected by the Great Depression. However, this photograph is not from Hightstown, New Jersey, as the caption may suggest, but rather from the inner city of New York. The caption's error highlights the importance of careful examination of historical records and metadata when interpreting photographic images. Despite this discrepancy, the photograph offers a valuable glimpse into the industrial heart of the United States during the Depression era. The textile industry, in particular, was a significant contributor to the American economy, employing millions of workers in factories like this one. The photograph's stark contrasts, from the dark, imposing building to the bright sunlight filtering through the windows, create a poignant contrast that speaks to the complex realities of the time. The photograph was taken using a nitrate negative, a now-obsolete film type, and is part of the Dorothea Lange Collection held by the Library of Congress. Lange, who is known for her evocative and empathetic depictions of the human condition, captured this image for the Office of War Information (OWI), another New Deal agency, which used it for propaganda purposes during World War II.
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