DOCUMERICA Project by the Environmental Protection Agency

For the Documerica Project (1971-1977), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hired freelance photographers to capture images relating to environmental problems, EPA activities, and everyday life in the 1970s. The U.S. National Archives digitized more than 15,000 photographs from the series Documerica (Local ID 412-DA) and included them in our online catalog. Our Web site has quick catalog search links for featured DOCUMERICA topics, locations, and photographers. Feeling inspired by Documerica? Join the EPA's Earth Day State of the Environment photo project! Learn more at www.flickr.com/groups/ourenvironment.