20 Rare Photos Taken In Utah During The Great Depression

From 1935 to 1944, the Farm Security Administration sent photographers to places all over the country to document rural Americans’ lives and the success of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. These 20 rare photos were taken in Utah during that time, and they show both the resilience of Utahns and the struggles they faced.

Dorthea Lange/Library of Congress LC-USF34-T01-009009

Andreas Feininger/Library of Congress LC-USE6-D-009875

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037284

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037301

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037186

Andreas Feininger/Library of Congress LC-USE6-D-009883

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037266

Dorthea Lange/Library of Congress LC-USF34-009044

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037216

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-038108

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037330

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037245

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF33-012867

Photo Credit

Unknown photographer/Library of Congress LC-USF34-014107

Dorthea Lange/Library of Congress LC-USF34-018327

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037811

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF33-012854

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF34-037244

Russell Lee/Library of Congress LC-USF33-012941

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