Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this dangerous occupation crashes are common but rarely fatal because of low speed, low altitude and high operating skill. Note farm machinery in background.

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Title
Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this dangerous occupation crashes are common but rarely fatal because of low speed, low altitude and high operating skill. Note farm machinery in background.
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Rosskam, Edwin

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 012300-E
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Date: 1938
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 48715
TMS Object Number: 012300-E
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 74a3efc0-a3ca-013e-a8ec-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1938: Created
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this dangerous occupation crashes are common but rarely fatal because of low speed, low altitude and high operating skill. Note farm machinery in background." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b801c70-a3ca-013e-ca1e-0242ac110002

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this dangerous occupation crashes are common but rarely fatal because of low speed, low altitude and high operating skill. Note farm machinery in background." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 24, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b801c70-a3ca-013e-ca1e-0242ac110002

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1938). Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this dangerous occupation crashes are common but rarely fatal because of low speed, low altitude and high operating skill. Note farm machinery in background. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b801c70-a3ca-013e-ca1e-0242ac110002

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Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this dangerous occupation crashes are common but rarely fatal because of low speed, low altitude and high operating skill. Note farm machinery in background.