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Title
A farmer in his toolhouse, near McLeansboro, Illinois
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1937-01
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 011149-M4
Topics
Illinois -- McLeansboro
Illinois -- Hamilton County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from Library of Congress record for a related photograph (see 011149-M3).
Content: LC record lacks caption.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 6 5/8 x 10 in. (16.8 x 25.4 cm)
NYPL copy cropped.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 56201
TMS Object Number: 011149-M4
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9a7f29c0-b446-0136-a5e1-0f4ea566984e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1937: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "A farmer in his toolhouse, near McLeansboro, Illinois" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1937. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/741aac60-b44a-0136-180c-06578992cea3

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "A farmer in his toolhouse, near McLeansboro, Illinois" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 4, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/741aac60-b44a-0136-180c-06578992cea3

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1937). A farmer in his toolhouse, near McLeansboro, Illinois Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/741aac60-b44a-0136-180c-06578992cea3

Wikipedia Citation

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A farmer in his toolhouse, near McLeansboro, Illinois