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In honor of the 50th anniversary of #EarthDay 
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In November 1971, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency ( @EPA) announced a massive photodocumentary project to record changes in the American environment.
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DOCUMERICA resulted in a collection of more than 20,000 photographs by its conclusion in 1978. These are now part of the @usnatarchives holdings.
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Each photographer worked in one area of the United States, often where they lived and where many had already been working as professional photojournalists.
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DOCUMERICA’s photographs colorfully and explicitly illustrate the nation’s problems and struggles with noise, water and air pollution, health problems, and social decay.
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Out of crisis comes opportunity for change, and DOCUMERICA also showed Americans making a difference and creating positive change in their surroundings.
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Learn more about this landmark photography project in our online article "DOCUMERICA: Snapshots of Crisis and Cure in the 1970s"
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