[Posters covering a building near Lynchburg to advertise a Downie Bros. circus] (LOC)
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer.
[Posters covering a building near Lynchburg to advertise a Downie Bros. circus]
[1936]
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff. Date based on the year during the FSA
project that matches the circus date of Thursday, April 23rd.
Attribution to Walker Evans based on credit to Evans for nearby
negative strips LC-USF33- 009211 and 009213.
There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture
Division. Washington Division; 1944.
Format: Nitrate negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a20305
Call Number: LC-USF33- 009207-M2
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brettbigb, bior, RS_Photographs, Jason Rosenberg, and 120 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Saul Zackson (43 months ago | reply)
A photo with similar subject matter is at website www.shorpy.com/node/2248
It is described as "Posters advertising a 1936 circus near Lynchburg, South Carolina. 35mm nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration."
罐頭儲藏式 (43 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kcity, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Kristi (LOC P&P) (43 months ago | reply)
Saul Zackson:
You have a sharp eye! The photograph on Shorpy is also from the Library of Congress Farm Security Administration, and is found in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog here. Other photographs from the same series are available as well: one, two and three. Enjoy!
sfgirlbybay (40 months ago | reply)
The Downie Family Circus belonged to my great grandparents! This is wonderful to find - thank you!
Kristi (LOC P&P) (40 months ago | reply)
sfgirlbybay:
How wonderful that you were able to track down this family connection! As I linked above, we have a few other images of this building covered with advertising for the Downie Bros. Circus. Here are those links again:
one, two and three. I hope you enjoy them!
sfgirlbybay (40 months ago | reply)
thank you so much kristi!