Sheridan County, Kansas was organized in 1880 and named after General Phillip H. Sheridan of Civil War notoriety. Sheridan County is well known for its state fishing lake, suppling some of the best fishing in Kansas. Russell Lee (July 21, 1903, Ottawa, Illinois – August 28, 1986, Austin, Texas) was an American photographer and photojournalist for […]
Homelessness in America has always been a problem, but in the 1930s after the Great Depression and the during the drought years of the Dust Bowl, people suffered severely. Family living in a community camp, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Father was in the hospital with broken back received when he fell from roof on which he was applying […]
After the Great Depression in America, many farm families were destitute. In April 1934, a special Rural Rehabilitation Division was established within the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, for the purpose of assisting these farm families throughout the country “to become self-supporting and independent of emergency relief aid. Loans were granted and by 1935, there were […]
The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, one million people were left homeless, with 385 dead and property losses reaching $500 million ($8 billion in 2012 dollars). Federal and state resources were strained to aid recovery, as the disaster occurred […]
Many residents of Greene County, Georgia struggled to make ends meet in 1939. Marion Post Wolcott documented their difficulties, and anything else that interest her as she traveled with photographs. Rural rehabilitation family. Greene County, Georgia 1939 Black Grocery Store in Sylvania, Georgia. Prices posted outside RIBBON OF LOVE: 2nd edition – A Novel Of […]
The Schoenfeldt, a Russian-German family, raised turkeys on their farm in Sheridan County, Kansas in August 1939. Photojournalist Russell Lee took many photographs of the family as they went about their daily chores. Family of Mr. Schoenfeldt, FSA (Farm Security Administration) client. Sheridan County, Kansas Sod house of the Schoenfeldts, FSA (Farm Security Administration) clients. […]
Go back in time to the days of 1935 in this wonderful, clear Chevrolet commercial. From a horse-drawn Borden’s milk wagon with milkman delivering milk bottles on the front porch, to a 1920s ambulance on a suburban road, you will see what life was like in 1935 as Chevrolet shows off the features of their […]
In the 1930s, Texas had plans to celebrate its 100th anniversary of independence from Mexico. The city of Dallas was chosen and on June 6, 1936, the exposition opened to huge crowds seeking to escape the hard-knock life of Depression-era Dallas. Crowds fill the plaza in front of the Federal Building during the Texas Centennial […]
Where Have All the Chinaberry Trees Gone? By Dorothy Graham Gast Seventy years ago the umbrella shaped chinaberry tree was in almost every county yard. The tiny purplish spring blossoms with their faint sweet smell gave way to glossy green berries hidden in the darker green leaves. Those berries were ideally suited for pea shooters […]
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 RIBBON OF LOVE: 2nd edition – A Novel Of Colonial America: Book one […]
