There was a link to the usage terms somewhere on the site. It seems that most of these images are for personal use, and not really intended for profit. But it also said the images taken while under contract with the government (which was most of them) were the property of the government (not the photographer), and that the government can not hold a copyright on those (any) images. Yes slightly confusing.
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Re:Farm Security Administration Project:FOR SALE
2005-12-22 by Greg