If you’re a Kansan, you get it: The Sunflower State is a beautiful place full of good people who work harder than anyone else. Even during the toughest of times, Kansas triumphs; which is shown in these 18 stunning pictures captured during the Great Depression:
- “Mr. Johnson, FSA (Farm Security Administration) client with part interest in cooperative well, irrigating his fields near Syracuse, Kansas.” (1939)
Yale/Russell Lee
- “Mrs. Shoenfeldt, wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, Sheridan County, Kansas. Chickens are an important part of live at home program for this family.” (1939)
Yale/Russell Lee
- “Farm children, Sheridan County, Kansas.” (1939)
Yale/Russell Lee
- “Getting ready to put in the pumping part of the water well for irrigation purposes on a farm near Garden City, Kansas.” (1939)
Yale/Russell Lee
- “Displaying pigs. 4-H fair, Sublette, Kansas.” (1939)
Yale/Russell Lee
- “The winds of the “dust bowl” have piled up large drifts of soil against this farmer’s barn near Liberal, Kansas.” (1936)
Yale/Arthur Rothstein
- “A farmer listing his fields under the wind erosion control program. He receives twenty cents an acre for the work. Liberal, Kansas.” (1936)
Yale/Arthur Rothstein
- “Tightrope performers at 4-H Club fair, Cimarron, Kansas.” (1939)
Yale/Russell Lee
- “Boxcar farmhouse. Saline County, Kansas.” (1938)
Yale/John Vachon
- “Jack Gardinier who has bought a farm under the tenant purchase program. Ottawa County, Kansas.” (1938)
Yale/John Vachon
- “Farm Security Administration county supervisor examining horse’s teeth. Cloud County, Kansas.” (1938)
Yale/John Vachon
- “Farmer’s daughter. Republic County, Kansas.” (1938)
Yale/John Vachon
- “Interior of farmer’s union co-op elevator. Centralia, Kansas.” (1938)
Yale/John Vachon
- “Making cigarette, Coffey County, Kansas.” (1938)
Yale/John Vachon
- “Building gully erosion control dam. Franklin County, Kansas.” (1936)
Yale/Arthur Rothstein
- “Farmer of Franklin County, Kansas.” (1936)
Yale/Arthur Rothstein
- “Son of rehabilitation client. Jefferson County, Kansas.” (1937)
Yale/Arthur Rothstein
- “Cotton picker in fields of Lake Dick Cooperative Association. He is paid by the day and lives in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Rate of pay: seventy-five cents per one hundred pounds.” (1938)
Yale/Russell Lee
Did you live through the Great Depression? What do you remember most about it? Tell us in the comments.
Yale/Russell Lee
Yale/Arthur Rothstein
Yale/John Vachon
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