Vachon, John, 1914-1975

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Vachon, John (American photographer, 1914-1975)

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Vachon, John Felix

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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

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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

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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)

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