George W. Ackerman
Illustration — A Farmer Reading His Paper. Photographed by George W. Ackerman, Coryell County, Texas, September 1931. Ackerman (1884–1962) was an American government photographer.
George W. Ackerman
George W. Ackerman · The Progressive Farmer · Public domain
- Born
- 1884
- Died
- 1962
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- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
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Illustration — A Farmer Reading His Paper. Photographed by George W. Ackerman, Coryell County, Texas, September 1931. Ackerman (1884–1962) was an American government photographer.
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During a nearly 40-year career with the United States Department of Agriculture, it is estimated that he took over 50,000 photographs.
Ackerman began working as a photographer for the Bureau of Plant Industry 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.
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1884
George W. Ackerman born.
1962
George W. Ackerman died.
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