Farm Security Administration Collection, 1935-1945.

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Farm Security Administration Collection, 1935-1945.

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The images contained in this collection are copies of Mississippi related Farm Security Administration photographs, provided by the Library of Congress. Areas in Mississippi depicted include: Adams County, Bay Saint Louis, Belzoni, Biloxi, Bolivar County, Brookhaven, Camp Shelby, Claiborne County, Clarksdale, Clarksville, Cleveland, Coahoma County, Delta (Region), Drew, Edwards, Ellisville, Greenville, Hancock County, Hattiesburg, Hazelhurst, Hinds County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Jackson, Jefferson County, Jones County, Lauderdale County, Laurel, Lee County, Leland, Lexington, Lincoln County, Lowndes County, Lula, Marshall County, McComb, Meridian, Mound Bayou, Natchez, Neshoba County, Oxford, Pace, Pass Christian, Pearlington, Picayune, Pike County, Port Gibson, Rodney, Rolling Fork, Sharkey County, Shelby, Smith County, Sunflower County, Taylorsville, Tchula, Tupelo, Vicksburg, Warren County, Washington County, Waveland, Woodville, Yazoo County, Yazoo City.

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United States. Farm Security Administration

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The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was established within the United States Department of Agriculture to implement the provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Tenant Act of 1937. The agency also took over certain functions of its predecessor, the Resettlement Administration (RA). The FSA made available and administered long-term loans to tenants and sharecroppers, loaned funds to rural cooperatives, and operated camps for migrant farm workers. The FSA was abolished in 1946; the Farmers Home Adminis...