Peach Cart Photograph

This is a photograph from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs Collection in the Library of Congress.

This photograph by Russell Lee frames a peaceful rural/agricultural scene. The subject of the image is a man guiding a horse-drawn wagon loaded with full peach crates between rows of peach trees. This image was captured in Delta County, Colorado.

Many of the photographs in the FSA Color Photographs Collection are markedly crystal clear, but this image exhibits quite a bit of noise. This is particularly the case in the darker regions of the image. Not all noise is bad, and I find that in this example it creates a slightly surreal effect.

This photo was taken by Russell Lee, who was working as an agent of the United States Government. Because this image was taken by an employee of the federal government, it is in the public domain.

45 megabyte TIFF. Hosted at the Library of Congress.