Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1940
In 1940 the photographer Marion Post Wolcott photographed Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, for the Farm Security Administration. These are 11 of those negatives, with the captions she wrote for them.
The negatives are federal works. They are in the public domain, they are held by the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress, and anyone may reproduce them. Each caption below is hers, transcribed in full — including the parts a video has no room for.
Farmers cutting tobacco and putting it on sticks to wilt before taking it to barn for drying and curing. In region between Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
People from Louisville, Kentucky, taking a picnic supper on their boat on the Ohio River
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Riverboat carrying cargo leaving dock along waterfront on Ohio River. Louisville, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Harvesting potatoes, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Fishing on Ohio River front in Louisville, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Highway between Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Colonial Cottage Court for tourists outside of Louisville, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
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[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Car belonging to "Hep Cats" on main street in Louisville, Kentucky]
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Fields of tobacco with corn in background. South of Louisville, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Handmade rail fence on highway near Louisville, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Entrance to farm estate in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.