These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created the images between 1939 and 1944. The FSA/OWI pictures depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with a focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of World War II mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working. The original images are color transparencies ranging in size from 35 mm. to 4×5 inches. They complement the better-known black-and-white FSA/OWI photographs, made during the same period. The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division preserves the original photographs and offers the digital copies to ensure their wide availability. For more information about the collection and to see the approximately 171,000 black-and-white photos, visit:lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/fsacabt.html
Charlotte Amalie Habor
Streets of Charlotte Amalie
Streets of Charlotte Amalie
Streets of Charlotte Amalie
Streets of Charlotte Amalie
Church in Charlotte Amalie
On the Coast of St. Thomas
On the Coast of St. Thomas
Street in a Town on St. Thomas
Street in a Town on St. Thomas
Women in Garden
Frenchtown view of St. Ann’s Church
View of Charlotte Amalie Harbor From St. Ann’s Church in Frechtown
Charlotte Amalie side street
photo by C&M / M&C
Charlotte Amalie Harbor
photo by Steve Grundy
Charlotte Amalie Harbor
photo by Alex Hopkins
Charlotte Amalie Harbor at sunset
photo by Goodeye03