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DOCUMERICA - Dick Swanson

by U.S. National Archives

Dick Swanson was one of the many photojournalists to contribute to the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project in the early 1970s. Swanson's photography has an urban focus, particularly in the city of Philadelphia.

98 photos · 37.5K views
Radar Scanner Near Chesapeake Beach, August 1973
X-Ray Treatment At George Washington University Hospital, August 1973
17th Street, Between H And I Streets, NW, August 1973
Street Scene, August 1973
Play Area Of Black Housing Project In North Philadelphia, August 1973
North Philadelphia Jobless Blacks. Man Standing At Right Is Gerald "Heat Wave" Jones, Who Works For "the Network", August 1973
Street Gang Members, August 1973
Street Gang Members, August 1973
Killing Time In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Abandoned Car In Trash-Strewn Lot, August 1973
Two Men Sit Silently On Stoops Of Abandoned North Philadelphia Houses, August 1973
Abandoned House And Street Sweeper In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Boy In Back Alley In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Neighborhood Medical Center In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Woman Looks Out Of The Window Of Her Apartment In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Member Of A Street Gang In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Black Neighborhood In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Middle Class Row House In Black Neighborhood Of North Philadelphia, August 1973
Flowers Bloom In A Junkyard, August 1973
Tree Grows In Philadelphia Junkyard, August 1973
Stacked Cars In City Junkyard Will Be Used For Scrap, August 1973
Stacked Cars In City Junkyard Will Be Used For Scrap, August 1973
On Camera In A City Park, August 1973
Independence Square: Boy Scouts Gather At Statue Of Commodore John Barry, August 1973
Philadelphia Suburb And Cemetery, August 1973
Row Houses Stretching Out From Center City, August 1973
Pennsylvania, North West Philadelphia, August 1973
Mounted Policeman On Busy Downtown Thoroughfare, August 1973
Noontime Rally In Downtown Philadelphia, August 1973
Row Houses, August 1973
Row Houses, August 1973
Row Houses, August 1973
North Philadelphia Junkyard Stacked With Cars For Scrap Metal, August 1973
Child On Steps Of A North Philadelphia Row House, August 1973
School Girl On Street In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Row Houses In North Philadelphia, August 1973
Neighborhood Youths Repaving Sidewalk In Front Of Apartment Buildings In North Philadelphia, August 1973
North Philadelphia Children, August 1973
Playground, August 1973
Playground, August 1973
Housing Project In North Philadelphia, August 1973
The Polluted Schuykill River And Center City In Background, August 1973
Railroad Switching Yards Just West Of Center City, Along The Schuykill Expressway, August 1973
Schuykill Expressway (I-676) Speeds Traffic Between Center City And The Northern And Western Suburbs, August 1973
Schuykill Expressway (I-676) Speeds Traffic Between Center City And The Northern And Western Suburbs, August 1973
Traffic On Market Street, Philadelphia's Main East-west Artery, Looking West, August 1973
Traffic On Market Street, Philadelphia's Main East-West Artery, Looking West, August 1973
Walt Whitman Bridge Crosses The Delaware River At South Philadelphia, Leads To New Jersey Suburbs, August 1973
Walt Whitman Bridge Crosses The Delaware River At South Philadelphia, Leads To New Jersey Suburbs, August 1973
Fisheye View From Center Courtyard Of City Hall, August 1973
The Art Of Cooling Off Is Enthusiastically Pursued In The Fountains Of The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
From The Steps Of The Philadelphia Museum Of Art - Looking Down Benjamin Franklin Parkway Toward City Hall And Center City, August 1973
On The Steps Of The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Cooling Off In One Of The Fountains Around The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Cooling Off In One Of The Fountains Around The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Cooling Off In One Of The Fountains Around The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Cooling Off In One Of The Fountains Around The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
John F. Kennedy Plaza In Center City, August 1973
John F. Kennedy Plaza In Center City, August 1973
Auto Junkyards Off Network Of Roads In Southwest Philadelphia, August 1973
Homeless Man Sleeping On Doorway Of Penn Central's 30th Street Station, August 1973
Quiet Greenness Of A City Park, August 1973
Quiet Greenness Of A City Park, August 1973
A Stroll In A City Park, August 1973
Free Expression In Independence Square, August 1973
Junior High School Football Team Plays On Field Surrounded By Freeways. Municipal Stadium In Left Background, August 1973
Independence Hall, August 1973
Mobil Oil At Paulsboro, New Jersey On The Delaware River Seen From Philadelphia, August 1973
Crossing The Painted Road Which Extends East From The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Gulf Refinery - From The Penrose Bridge, August 1973
Gulf And Arco Refineries, August 1973
View North From Swanson And Catherine Streets, August 1973
Littered Embankment Near Vine Street Exit Of I-95. Center City Office Buildings In Background, August 1973
Cooling Off Beside Fountain At Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Cooling Off Beside Fountain At Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Philadelphian Cools Off At Fountain Of Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Fountains Surrounding Philadelphia Museum Of Art Are Especially Popular In A Heat Wave, August 1973
Columns Of Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Center City, Philadelphia, August 1973
Gulf And Arco Installations, August 1973
Gulf And Arco Plants. Schuykill Expressway And Penrose Avenue, August 1973
Gulf And Arco Plants. Penrose Bridge Across The Schuykill River, August 1973
Gulf And Arco Plants, August 1973
Sunday Morning Flea-market In Independence Square In The Center City Area, August 1973
Inner City, August 1973
Row Houses, August 1973
Row Houses And Skyscrapers In Center City Area, August 1973
Center City, Philadelphia At Sunset, August 1973
City Incinerator On The Delaware River, August 1973
U.S. Steel Fairless Works On Delaware River, August 1973
U.S. Steel Fairless Works On The Delaware River, August 1973
U.S. Steel Fairless Works On The Delaware River, August 1973
U.S. Steel Fairless Works On The Delaware River, August 1973
Artist On Bank Of The Schuykill River, August 1973
Artist On Bank Of The Schuykill River, August 1973
Painter Working On Chain Link Fence, August 1973
Painter Working On Chain Link Fence, August 1973