House on the farm rented by Erasty Emvich. Near Battlefield [i.e. Battle Ground?], Indiana. Emvich repaired this house at his own expense when he moved in. There were no windows or doors and the roof had holes three feet wide

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Title
House on the farm rented by Erasty Emvich. Near Battlefield [i.e. Battle Ground?], Indiana. Emvich repaired this house at his own expense when he moved in. There were no windows or doors and the roof had holes three feet wide
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1937-02
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 010504-B c.2
Topics
Indiana -- Battle Ground
Indiana -- Tippecanoe County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from Library of Congress.
Content: FSA Collection includes two copies of this photograph.
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: 53931
TMS Object Number: 010504-B c.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1cdddc40-aade-0136-bf2f-0ff6430dba76
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1937: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "House on the farm rented by Erasty Emvich. Near Battlefield [i.e. Battle Ground?], Indiana. Emvich repaired this house at his own expense when he moved in. There were no windows or doors and the roof had holes three feet wide" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1937. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fe573050-aadf-0136-a8ee-03b403e766ed

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "House on the farm rented by Erasty Emvich. Near Battlefield [i.e. Battle Ground?], Indiana. Emvich repaired this house at his own expense when he moved in. There were no windows or doors and the roof had holes three feet wide" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fe573050-aadf-0136-a8ee-03b403e766ed

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1937). House on the farm rented by Erasty Emvich. Near Battlefield [i.e. Battle Ground?], Indiana. Emvich repaired this house at his own expense when he moved in. There were no windows or doors and the roof had holes three feet wide Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fe573050-aadf-0136-a8ee-03b403e766ed

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House on the farm rented by Erasty Emvich. Near Battlefield [i.e. Battle Ground?], Indiana. Emvich repaired this house at his own expense when he moved in. There were no windows or doors and the roof had holes three feet wide