The 1930s sounds like a very long time ago, but you might be surprised at how little has changed. Buildings still had roofs, the sky was still blue, and people still had two eyes and a nose. Some other things have changed, though. Check out the photos below to see how things have changed in our state in the past 80 years.
- Farming takes on an old-time feel.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale Pictured is a man planting corn in Lancaster County in 1936.
- What about business life?
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale Here’s a farmer applying for a loan in Alliance, NE.
- A surveyor.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale A man surveys a stock water dam.
- These men inspect land that will soon be reseeded.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale Recently stripped of trees, they determine what will happen here next.
- Building fences.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale Some men peel pine logs for a fence in Dawson County.
- A farmer and his wife pose outside of their home in Custer County.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale The farmer is a rehabilitation client.
- Fancy a swim?
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale Some women enjoy a water slide in Pine Ridge, pictured in 1936.
- Men confer in a rehabilitation office.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale This serious conversation occurred in Broken Bow.
- An early settler in Dawes County.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale He looks deep in thought.
- A vintage road sign.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale Norway, NE: pop 10. Norway still exists to this day, as an unincorporated community.
- An auction in Kearney.
Arthur Rothstein/ Yale Many farmers were forced to sell their equipment and relocate during the Great Depression.
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Arthur Rothstein/ Yale
Pictured is a man planting corn in Lancaster County in 1936.
Here’s a farmer applying for a loan in Alliance, NE.
A man surveys a stock water dam.
Recently stripped of trees, they determine what will happen here next.
Some men peel pine logs for a fence in Dawson County.
The farmer is a rehabilitation client.
Some women enjoy a water slide in Pine Ridge, pictured in 1936.
This serious conversation occurred in Broken Bow.
He looks deep in thought.
Norway, NE: pop 10. Norway still exists to this day, as an unincorporated community.
Many farmers were forced to sell their equipment and relocate during the Great Depression.
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