Artist: John Vachon (American, 1904-1975)
Title: Old Majestic – Five Flags on 4th Street
Date: 1940
Accession #: 00.08.45
Medium: Black and white photograph
Dimensions: sheet: 10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in., image: 8 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.
Acquired by: William G. & Barbara Kruse
About the Artist: John Vachon was a part of the Farm Security Administration (FSA). The FSA’s goal was to make a pictorial record of the effect of the Great Depression on rural America. Publication of the FSA photographs would also serve a propaganda mission, that of building support for New Deal programs.