George W. Ackerman
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George W. Ackerman was an American
United States
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 government photographer. During a nearly 40-year career with the United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...

, it is estimated that he took over 50,000 photographs.

Biography

Ackerman began working as a photographer for the Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau of Plant Industry
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 in 1910 at a salary of $900 a year. In 1917 he moved to the Federal Extension Service, and in that position, he traveled around the country photographing rural life.

External links

  • George W. Ackerman at NARA
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  • A gallery of Ackerman's photographs at NARA
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