Vachon, John, 1914-1975

John Felix Vachon (1914-1975), American photographer, worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, and then in the early 1970s for the Environmental Protection Agency's Project DOCUMERICA.

From the description of Vachon, John, 1914-1975 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10575638

Photographer.

From the description of John Vachon papers, 1913-1995 (bulk 1935-1959). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132921

John Vachon (1914-1975) was a photographer from New York, N.Y.

Vachon worked under Roy Stryker on the Farm Security Administration's Photography project. Also worked for LOOK magazine.

From the description of Oral history interview with John Vachon, 1964 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398554

Photographer; New York, N.Y.

Worked under Roy Stryker on the Farm Security Administration's Photography project. Also worked for LOOK magazine.

From the description of John Vachon interview, 1964 Apr. 28 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83790989

Biographical Note

• 1914, May 19: Born, St. Paul, Minn.
• 1934: B.A., St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minn.
• 1936 - 1937 : Assistant messenger, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D.C.
• 1937 - 1940 : Junior file clerk and unofficial photographer, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D.C.
• circa 1938: Married Millicent (“Penny”) Leeper (died 1960)
• 1940 - 1942 : Junior photographer, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D.C.
• 1942 - 1943 : Photographer, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C.
• 1943 - 1944 : Photographer, Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
• 1945: Served in United States Army
• 1945 - 1947 : Photographer in New Jersey and Venezuela for Jersey Standard
• 1946: Photographic assignment, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Poland
• 1947 - 1949 : Staff photographer, Life magazine, New York, N.Y.
• 1947 - 1971 : Staff photographer, Look magazine, New York, N.Y.
• 1961: Married Françoise Fourestier
• 1971 - 1975 : Freelance photographer, New York, N.Y.
• 1975: Visiting lecturer in photography, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minn.
• 1975, Apr. 20: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the John Vachon Papers, 1913-1995, (bulk 1935-1959), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)