Photography Blogger: America’s Children – 1940′s Photographs by John Vachon

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America's Children – 1940′s Photographs by John Vachon Mar 12th 2013, 14:23 John Vachon was a photographer for the Office of War Information (OWI) from 1942-1943, before serving in the army until 1945. He later became a staff photographer at both Life and Look magazine. Vachon’s work for the OWI led him and several other photographers around the country to capture what everyday life was like for millions of Americans. A small percentage of these photographs were in color, but the majority of Vachon’s were in black and white, capturing the faces of adults and children living their lives while an increasing number of brothers and sons went off to war.  You can learn more about John Vachon’s life and career on his Wikipedia page. Rural school girl, San Augustine County, Texas Dr. Schreiber of San Augustine giving a typhoid innoculation at a rural school, San Augustine County, Texas Rural school children, San Augustine County, Texas Negro boy near Cincinnati, Ohio San Augustine, Texas. Amanda Gayer, the county nurse, advising a mother on child care problems San Augustine, Texas. Children having an Easter egg hunt on the school grounds on the last day of school before Easter vacation San Augustine, Texas. Girl at NYA (National Youth Administration) woodworking shop in the war training program San Augustine, Texas. Farm family in town on Saturday morning Nacogdoches County, Texas. Children of a farmer in a pine woods area San Augustine, Texas. Children in Sunday school at the Baptist church San Augustine, Texas. Rural school children San Augustine, Texas. Children on the main street San Augustine, Texas. High school girls at the Spanish Club banquet San Augustine, Texas. Girl making chairs in the woodworking shop under the NYA (National Youth Administration) war training program San Augustine, Texas. A school girl San Augustine, Texas. A school boy San Augustine, Texas. Colored boy holding a horse for a cattle buyer at the auction San Augustine, Texas. High school students dancing at the Spanish Club banquet Orange, Texas. This high school girl in training for nursery school work spends an hour daily with children of shipyard workers in the “laboratory” nursery school New Orleans, Louisiana. Little girl Scott County, Missouri. Doctor visits sick child at home Amarillo, Texas. Little girl waiting to board the Rock Island Rocket Anaconda, Montana. Boy Phillips refinery. Borger, Texas. An employee leaving for work Phillips refinery. Borger, Texas. Worker returning from work New Orleans, Louisiana. Negro dock worker and son Burlington, Iowa. Sunnyside unit, FSA (Farm Security Administration) trailer camp. Sunday evening card game with neighbors in the trailer of the Heller family, who work at the Burlington ordnance plant Orange, Texas. Extended school day program in the public schools. These children are weaving after the regular school day is over, while waiting for their parents to finish work and call for them Orange, Texas. Extended school day program in the public schools. These children are working on their garden after the regular school day is over, waiting for their parents to finish work and call for them Orange, Texas. Negro boy whose parents are both employed, modeling in clay at a nursery school

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