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English: 1942 photograph of a carpenter at work, as a historic example of early colour photography.

Afrikaans: Foto uit 1942 van 'n werkende skrynwerker, 'n geskiedkundige voorbeeld van vroeë kleurfotografie.
Asturianu: Semeya de 1942 de un carpinteru trabayando. Ye un exemplu hestóricu de les primeres semeyes a colour.
Беларуская: Сталяр за працай, 1942 год. Прыклад ранняй каляровай фатаграфіі.
Česky: Kolorovaná fotografie truhlářského dělníka z roku 1942.
Dansk: Fra fotografiets historie: Et tidligt farvefotografi fra 1942. En tømrer på arbejde.
Deutsch: Beispiel einer frühen Farbaufnahme von 1942: Zimmermann bei der Arbeit
English: 1942 photograph of a carpenter at work, as a historic example of early colour photography.
Español: Foto de 1942 de un carpintero trabajando. Es un ejemplo histórico de las primeras fotografías a colour.
Euskara: Arotz bat lanean kolore-argazkien adibide historikoa den 1942 urteko argazki honetan.
Français : Un exemple de photographie couleur ancienne. Photographie de 1942 d'un charpentier au travail dans le Tennessee.
Magyar: 1942-es fotó egy ácsról munka közben, a korai színes fényképészet egy történelmi példája
Íslenska: Smiður að störfum á litljósmynd frá 1942.
Italiano: Ritratto di un carpentiere del 1942, un primo esempio di fotografia a colori.
日本語: 1942年に撮影された仕事中の大工の写真 初期のカラー写真の例として歴史上重要な一枚
한국어: 일하는 목수. 1942년 촬영한 것으로, 초기 원색사진 촬영의 역사적인 본보기이다.
Nederlands: Foto uit 1942 van een werkende timmerman, een historisch voorbeeld van vroege kleurenfotografie
Polski: Fotografia z 1942 r., przedstawiająca cieślę przy pracy. Jest to jedna z pierwszych kolorowych fotografii.
Português: Foto de 1942 de um carpinteiro trabalhando. É um exemplo histórico das primeiras fotografias coloridas.
Română: Fotografie din 1942 a unui tâmplar la lucru. Un exemplu de început al fotografiei colour.
Svenska: En snickare som arbetar vid bygget av Douglasdammen i Tennessee 1942.
‪中文(简体)‬: 1942年的老彩色照片,显示一位木匠在工作。
‪中文(繁體)‬: 一張1942年的舊彩色照片,顯示一位 木匠在 美國 田納西州道格拉斯水庫中工作

Retouched picture This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: dust, scratches, and artifacts removed. The original can be viewed here: Palmercarpenter.jpg. Modifications made by Durova.

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Description
English: 1942 photograph of Carpenter at work on Douglas Dam, Tennessee (TVA).Encyclopedic both as a document of carpentry during that era and as a historic example of early colour photography. Supersaturation was popular in the United States during that era; a fine example of the esthetics of its place and time.
Français : Charpentier au travail sur le barrage de Douglas, Tennesee (États-Unis). Photographie prise en 1942. Cette image documente le travail du charpentier et les techniques de photographie en couleur des années 1940. En particulier, cette photo répond aux canons de son époque, avec une forte saturation.
Source

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35241

Date

ca. June 1942

Author

Palmer, Alfred T., photographer. (Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection)

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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the Farm Security Administration/ Office of War Information domestic photographic units, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. See Copyright.

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