Life was simpler in 1939 in Greene County, Georgia, [vintage pictures] but you couldn’t find work

Greene County, Georgia suffered in the Depression years and many had difficulty finding work. Life was much simpler as seen by these pictures taken by Marion Post Wolcott in the spring of 1939. The desriptions are hers.

Shoeing a mule in Greene County, 1939

Shoeing a mule in 1939 Greene county3

RIBBON OF LOVE: 2nd edition – A Novel Of Colonial America: Book one in the Tapestry of Love Series


Shoeing a mule in 1939 Greene county

Faith and Courage: 2nd edition -A Novel of Colonial America (Tapestry of Love Book 2): Book 2 in Tapestry of Love Series

 

Shoeing a mule in 1939 Greene county2Men hanging around crossroads store, Greene County, Georgia 1939

Men hanging around crossroads store, Greene County, Georgia 1939

 

Men hanging around crossroads store2, Greene County, Georgia 1939

 Outside the general store, Woodville, Greene County, Georgia 1939

Outside the general store, Woodville, Greene County, Georgia 1939

Outside the general store, Woodville, Greene County, Georgia2 1939

Truckload with fertilizer along highway. Greene County, Georgia 1939

Truckload with fertilizer along highway. Greene County, Georgia

 Everyone turned out for the Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia 1939

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia 1939

 

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia2 1939Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia3 1939

 

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia6 1939
FreeHearts: A Novel Of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) (Volume 3)

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia7 1939

 

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia9 1939

 

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia10 1939

 

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia11 1939
Discordance: The Cottinghams – a novel of Colonial America (Volume 1)

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia121939

 

Barbeque picnic on the occasion of the dedication of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) building, Greene County, Georgia13 1939

 

Amazon.com – Read eBooks using the FREE Kindle Reading App on Most Devices

 

Discordance: A story of one family’s destiny (The Cottinghams Book 1)