File:Thibodaux, Louisiana 1943 road signs by Vachon.jpg

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Thibodaux, Louisiana, 1943. Road signs

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Thibodaux, Louisiana, 1943. Road signs.

3 arrow signs pointing directions to Schriver, Gibson, and Morgan City. Below, 3 flat signs with route numbers and distances in miles. From left to right, reading: "Vacherie 15 - Miss. River 20 - Route 83", "Raceland 15, New Orleans 62 - Route 29", "Morgan City 30 - Baton Rouge 68 - Route 69"
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Photograph by John Vachon, via Libary of Congress website at [1]. Border cropped, levels adjusted, and converted from TIF to jpg before uploading to Wikimedia Commons.

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John Vachon  (1914–1975)  wikidata:Q3182639
 
John Vachon
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John F. Vachon
Description American photographer, photojournalist, journalist and architectural photographer
Date of birth/death 19 May 1914 Edit this at Wikidata 20 April 1975 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Saint Paul, Minnesota New York City
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United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q3182639
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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the United States Farm Security Administration or Office of War Information domestic photographic units, taken as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States. See Copyright.

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current17:51, 27 September 2022Thumbnail for version as of 17:51, 27 September 20224,150 × 4,175 (8.52 MB)Infrogmation (talk | contribs)Same, from high-res TIF now online at LOC, non-photoraphic border cropped, levels slightly adjusted, converted to jpg
16:28, 23 January 2008Thumbnail for version as of 16:28, 23 January 2008506 × 501 (119 KB)Infrogmation (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Thibdaux, Louisiana. Road signs |Source= Photograph by John Vachon, via Libary of Congress website at [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@band(fsa+8d28217)))]. Border cropped before uploading. |Date= M

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