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Sam Farr

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Photo Book (35.9 MB)

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Sam's Commentary on his Photos

1 - Peace Corps 60s - 0:00-2:55 2 - Highway 1 - 2:55-4:41 3 - Sinaloa Tomatoes - 4:42-12:17 4 - Peace Corps - 12:17-15:39 5 - El Salvador - 15:40-18:33 6-7 - Clinton Colombia - 18:33-22:56 8-9 - Grand Canyon, Rocks and Islands - 22:56-24:57 10-11 - Clinton Presidential Library - 24:58-27:05 12-13 - NYC - 27:05-30:08 14 - DNC - 30:09-34:28 15 - SOTU - 34:28-37:04 16 - Dennis Kucinich - 37:04-37:53 17 - Press Staff - 37:53-38:34 18 - Audience - 38:34-39:00 19 - Pelosi Majority Leader - 39:00-39:52 20 - Women of Congress - 39:52-40:22 21 - Social Security Protest - 40:22-42:13 22 - Cuba - smiling kids - 42:13-42:35 23 - Cuba - boxing kids - 42:35-42:42 24 - Cuba - Stilt walkers, Buildings, Laundry - 42:42-48:15 25 - Cuba - Billboards - 48:15-50:09 26 - Cuba - Cigars - 50:09-50:48 27 - Cuba - Doctors - 50:48-53:05 28-29 - Cuba - Guards marching, Ballet dancers - 53:05-53:26 30-31 - Cuba - Fidel mural, District 7 - 53:26-54:50 32 - Cuba - Pink Cadillac - 54:50-55:38 33 - Cuba - Wiring - 55:38-56:01 34 - Cuba - Art district - 56:01-57:39 35 - Israel and Turkey - 57:39-1:01:28 36 - Aspen - Panama - 1:01:28-1:08:25 37 - Aspen - Ethiopia - 1:08:25-1:15:39 38-39 - Inaugurations - Clinton, Bush - 1:15:39-1:16:06 40 - Inaugurations - 1:16:06-1:17:12 41-43 - Inauguration 2009 - 1:17:12-1:18:32 44 - Delegates - 1:18:32-1:18:46 45 - DC Code Talkers, Jim McDermott and Charlie Rangel - 1:18:46-1:21:20 46-47 - White House - 1:21:20-1:23:07; 1:23:07-1:24:43 48 - Selma - 1:24:43-1:27:15 49 - Art Corridor - 1:27:15-1:29:01 50 - Colombia - Tres Esquinas - 1:29:01-1:31:33 51 - Colombia - Anne Patterson, Santos with Juan Valdez - 1:31:33-1:35:44 52 - Colombia - funicular, vendors - 1:35:44-1:39:16 53-54 - Colombia Maureen Orth - 1:39:16-1:43:33 55 - Independence Day parade - 1:43:33-1:44:15 56-57 - Pope in DC - 1:44:15-1:44:52 58 - Cuba - Andrews Airfield - 1:44:53-1:45:37 59 - Cuba - Outing - 1:45:37-1:46:03 60-61 - Cuba - flags, Obama - 1:46:03-1:46:49 62-63 - Cuba - Women - 1:46:49-1:47:28 64 - Cuba - Bus - 1:47:28-1:47:35 65 - Cuba - Dinner - 1:47:35-1:48:29 66-67 - Cuba - Baseball - 1:48:29-1:49:13 68 - Photographers - 1:49:13-1:49:33 69 - White House Christmas - 1:49:33-1:50:14 70 - Staff retreat in Salinas - 1:50:14-1:50:57

Description

A selection of photos taken by Sam Farr during his time with the Peace Corps and as a Congressmember from 1993-2016. The collection highlights Sam’s artistic and journalistic eye as he captured moments around the world and his district, California’s Central Coast.

Date

1963-1964, 1993-2016

Subjects

Farr, Sam; Monterey (Calif.); Photography

Type

Mixed media, Image, Audio, Text

Digital Format

PDF, JPEG, MPG

Rights

This content is provided for research and educational purposes only. Items displayed online may be subject to copyright restrictions. Responsibility for securing permissions from the copyright holder(s) to distribute, publish, reproduce, or use in any way rests exclusively with the user.

Notes

Photographs by Sam Farr, print and born digital; audio recorded over multiple sessions in 2019; compiled by Jade Takahashi. Refer to Photo Finish (Atlantic article) for more information on Sam’s photography throughout his career.

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