DOCUMERICA

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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.

21 Jun 10

School Excursion on the Staten Island Ferry, Crossing Upper New York Bay, 1973 Photographer: Arthur Tress

School Excursion on the Staten Island Ferry, Crossing Upper New York Bay, 1973

Photographer: Arthur Tress

Arthur Tress New York New York 1973 DOCUMERICA photography

25 May 10

At the Base of the “Bridal Veil” Falls on the American Side, a Group of Yellow Raincoated Tourists Observe the Plunging Waters out on the River, a “Maid-of-the-Mist” Sightseeing Boat Plies from Shore to Shore, 1973 Photographer: George Burns

At the Base of the “Bridal Veil” Falls on the American Side, a Group of Yellow Raincoated Tourists Observe the Plunging Waters out on the River, a “Maid-of-the-Mist” Sightseeing Boat Plies from Shore to Shore, 1973

Photographer: George Burns

George Burns Niagara Falls New York 1973 DOCUMERICA photography

29 Apr 10

Looking Down on “Cave of the Winds,” at the Base of the Cliffs on Goat Island between the American and Canadian Niagara Falls […], 1973 Photographer: George Burns

Looking Down on “Cave of the Winds,” at the Base of the Cliffs on Goat Island between the American and Canadian Niagara Falls […], 1973

Photographer: George Burns

George Burns Niagara Falls New York 1973 DOCUMERICA photography

23 Apr 10

Trains Like This One Have Been Spray-Painted by Vandals, New York City, NY, 1973 Photographer: Erik Calonius

Trains Like This One Have Been Spray-Painted by Vandals, New York City, NY, 1973

Photographer: Erik Calonius

Erik Calonius New York 1973 DOCUMERICA photography the seventies

22 Apr 10

The Newly Constructed Towers of the World Trade Center Seen from the South Side on West Street, 1973 Photographer: Wil Blanche

The Newly Constructed Towers of the World Trade Center Seen from the South Side on West Street, 1973

Photographer: Wil Blanche

Wil Blanche New York New York 1973 DOCUMERICA photography the seventies

21 Apr 10

Holland Tunnel Traffic is Lined Up on Canal Street, 1973 Photographer: Wil Blanche

Holland Tunnel Traffic is Lined Up on Canal Street, 1973

Photographer: Wil Blanche

Wil Blanche New York New York 1973 DOCUMERICA photography the seventies

20 Apr 10

Municipal Incineration Plant and Landfill Dump at Gravesend Bay Serves as Playground for Neighborhood Boys, 1973 Photographer: Arthur Tress

Municipal Incineration Plant and Landfill Dump at Gravesend Bay Serves as Playground for Neighborhood Boys, 1973

Photographer: Arthur Tress

Arthur Tress Brooklyn New York 1973 DOCUMERICA photography the seventies

Subway Car, 1973 Photographer: Erik Calonius

Subway Car, 1973

Photographer: Erik Calonius

DOCUMERICA New York photography 1973 Erik Calonius

Oil Slick Surrounds the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, 1973 Photographer: Chester Higgins

Oil Slick Surrounds the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, 1973

Photographer: Chester Higgins

Chester Higgins New York DOCUMERICA photography 1973

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