In 1971, the Environmental Protection Agency created the DOCUMERICA Project, a program designed to document and catalogue the effects of the EPA in its efforts towards environmental conservation. After six years, the program was shut down, but the end result was a massive archive of images gathered by over 100 freelance photographers from all across America. A large part of these photographs are now housed on the US National Archives' online catalogue (as well as its Flickr page). These are my favorites.
Passengers Waiting for an Amtrak Metroliner Train that Will Take Them from a Washington, District of Columbia, Suburb to New York City, 1974
Photographer: Jim Pickerell
Jim Pickerell Washington D.C. District of Columbia DOCUMERICA photography
“Park and Ride” Parking Lot, 1973
Photographer: Yoichi R. Okamoto
Yoichi R. Okamoto Washington D.C. District of Columbia 1973 DOCUMERICA photography
Shirley Highway During Evening Rush Hour, 1973
Photographer: Yoichi R. Okamoto
Yoichi R. Okamoto Washington D.C. District of Columbia 1973 DOCUMERICA photography
Mother and Daughter in a Public Swimming Pool in Washington, District of Columbia, 1974
Photographer: Erik Calonius
Erik Calonius Washington D.C. District of Columbia 1974 DOCUMERICA photography
Jet Roars Over Bicycle Path near Washington’s National Airport. Noise-Decibel Level from Aircraft at this Level Can Cause Permanent Ear Damage, 1972
Photographer: Yoichi R. Okamoto
Yoichi R. Okamoto Washington D.C. District of Columbia 1972 DOCUMERICA photography
