"We invite you to help us capture images of the state of the environment as you see it. Based on Documerica, a 1970s project of the same idea, we want to see how you see the environment today - where we've come from and where we need to go.
Photos selected from those submitted might also be used in a display by EPA and the National Archives for Earth Day 2012..."
Showing posts with label photographs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photographs. Show all posts
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs
A collection of depression era photographs and print compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Security Administration is now available at the Library of Congress. Use the search engine to search through the collection.
A collection of depression era photographs and print compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Security Administration is now available at the Library of Congress. Use the search engine to search through the collection.
Monday, August 31, 2009
FEMA Disaster Photo Library
"The FEMA on line Photo Library contains more than 16,500 disaster related photographs made since 1989. The collection is composed almost entirely of declared disasters and there are also photographs from FEMA public events which have occurred in Washington, DC.
The photographs are of Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Typhoons, Fires, Avalanches, Ice Storms, Blizzards, World Trade Center and Pentagon Terrorist Attacks, Earthquakes, and the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster.
There are several kinds of photographs in the collection:
Disaster workers (Urban Search and Rescue, Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, National Guard, Red Cross, US Army Corps of Engineers, Forestry Service, IRS, State Disaster Workers, Salvation Army, Citizen Corps) helping disaster victims.
Damage to private property and infrastructure (roads and buildings).
Success story photos where a modification to a building or house lessened the damage from a natural disaster.
FEMA employees and volunteers in training exercises.
FEMA provided temporary housing for displaced citizens due to a disaster.
Elected or appointed officials surveying the disaster and providing support to disaster workers and victims"
"The FEMA on line Photo Library contains more than 16,500 disaster related photographs made since 1989. The collection is composed almost entirely of declared disasters and there are also photographs from FEMA public events which have occurred in Washington, DC.
The photographs are of Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Typhoons, Fires, Avalanches, Ice Storms, Blizzards, World Trade Center and Pentagon Terrorist Attacks, Earthquakes, and the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster.
There are several kinds of photographs in the collection:
Disaster workers (Urban Search and Rescue, Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, National Guard, Red Cross, US Army Corps of Engineers, Forestry Service, IRS, State Disaster Workers, Salvation Army, Citizen Corps) helping disaster victims.
Damage to private property and infrastructure (roads and buildings).
Success story photos where a modification to a building or house lessened the damage from a natural disaster.
FEMA employees and volunteers in training exercises.
FEMA provided temporary housing for displaced citizens due to a disaster.
Elected or appointed officials surveying the disaster and providing support to disaster workers and victims"
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Pictorial Americana: Selected Images from the Collections of the Library of Congress
"Pictorial Americana, a 1955 Library of Congress publication, is being prepared for the Internet in stages. Links are added to the sections below as the content becomes available on the Web. For further information about Pictorial Americana, including rights and how to obtain copies, see the Introduction."
"Pictorial Americana, a 1955 Library of Congress publication, is being prepared for the Internet in stages. Links are added to the sections below as the content becomes available on the Web. For further information about Pictorial Americana, including rights and how to obtain copies, see the Introduction."
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