The Resettlement Administration of 1935 was designed to assist the country’s poorest farmers after the Great Depression. The program provided special low-interest loans and other assistance to help folks get back on their feet. These 16 Utah farms benefited from President Roosevelt’s program, and special photographers captured those farms on film.
- Cache County, 1940
Russell Lee/Library of Congress Farmer C.E. Coombs driving his new tomato planter, 1940.
- Sanpete County, 1940
Unknown photographer/Library of Congress Christy Thorpe and his team driving an alfalfa duster.
- Escalante, April 1936
Dorthea Lange/Library of Congress Barn in Escalante.
- Cache County, July 1940
Russell Lee/Library of Congress Picking berries.
- Ivins, September 1940
Russell Lee/Library of Congress Carrying cane to the crusher.
- Murray, 1940
Unknown photographer/Library of Congress Edward Johnson and his chickens.
- Tremonton, 1940
Unknown photographer/Library of Congress A farmer with his grain drill.
- Heber, May 1941
Russell Lee/Library of Congress Cows in the pasture.
- Snowville, August 1940
Russell Lee/Library of Congress Hoeing the garden.
- West Jordan, 1940
Unknown photographer/Library of Congress Ellen Mark, harvesting lettuce.
- Cornish, September 1940
Russell Lee/Library of Congress Pitching hay.
- Santa Clara, September 1940
Russell Lee/Library of Congress Shoeing a horse.
- Sanpete County, 1940
Unknown photographer/Library of Congress Curtis Whitlock and his breeding sow.
- Lewiston, November 1940
Russell Lee/Library of Congress Sugar beets waiting to be unloaded.
- Summit County, 1940
Arthur Rothstein/Library of Congress Summit County farm.
- Widstoe, April 1936
Dorthea Lange/Library of Congress Farm house.
I think my favorite photo is the young girl in West Jordan, harvesting lettuce. Which is your favorite?
Russell Lee/Library of Congress
Farmer C.E. Coombs driving his new tomato planter, 1940.
Unknown photographer/Library of Congress
Christy Thorpe and his team driving an alfalfa duster.
Dorthea Lange/Library of Congress
Barn in Escalante.
Picking berries.
Carrying cane to the crusher.
Edward Johnson and his chickens.
A farmer with his grain drill.
Cows in the pasture.
Hoeing the garden.
Ellen Mark, harvesting lettuce.
Pitching hay.
Shoeing a horse.
Curtis Whitlock and his breeding sow.
Sugar beets waiting to be unloaded.
Arthur Rothstein/Library of Congress
Summit County farm.
Farm house.
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