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Title
Sawmill and waste lumber pile being burned. Wells, Texas
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939-04
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 033079-D
Topics
Texas -- Wells
Texas -- Cherokee County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: LC record is untitled. Date and title from related photograph in series [see 033080-D].
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: 67265
TMS Object Number: 033079-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c5f5a990-2d48-0137-6543-005d2c1a29a2
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

  • 1939: 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. "Sawmill and waste lumber pile being burned. Wells, Texas" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3e60340-2d4d-0137-1a9d-1f6cb5a05dbc

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sawmill and waste lumber pile being burned. Wells, Texas" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3e60340-2d4d-0137-1a9d-1f6cb5a05dbc

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Sawmill and waste lumber pile being burned. Wells, Texas Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3e60340-2d4d-0137-1a9d-1f6cb5a05dbc

Wikipedia Citation

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Sawmill and waste lumber pile being burned. Wells, Texas