17 Rare Photos Of Colorado During The Great Depression

The holiday season is a wonderful time to enjoy family and count your blessings. Don’t you agree? It may not always seem like it, but 2015 is a good time to be living in Colorado with its ample job opportunities, traditions and overall beauty. However, this hasn’t always been the case… In fact, Colorado has seen its fair share of tough times, as shown by these 17 stunning photos taken during the Great Depression:

1. "Child labor in the onion field, Delta County." (1939)

2. "One of the four outhouses which serve fifty people. Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers' colony at Hudson, Colorado." (1938)

3. "The mother said 'I keep her dressed nice every day, because she is the only girl I've got.' Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers' colony at Hudson, Colorado." (1938)

4. "Marking sheep for fur. Stockyards, Denver, Colorado." (1939)

5. "Sugar beet lifter. Adams County, Colorado." (1939)

6. "Conveyors used for storing bags of sugar. Brighton, Colorado." (1939)

7. "Mrs. Ernest W. Kirk Jr., wife of successful client, with her daughter on farm near Ordway, Colorado." (1939)

8. "Free lunch at farmers field day, U.S. Dry Land Experiment Station, Akron, Colorado." (1938)

9. "High school band welcomes officials arriving for farmers' field day, Akron, Colorado." (1939)

10. "Dust storm. Baca County, Colorado." (1936)

11. "Mr. Bosley of Baca County, Colorado." (1939)

12. "Prowers County, Colorado. Dust storm." (1935)

14. "Carousel at Elitch Gardens." (c. 1930s)

15. "Living quarters of Mexicans at La Junta, Colorado." (1939)

16. "A little water for a thirsty land. Drought committee inspects artesian well irrigation project. Baca County, Colorado." (1936)

17. "John Adams, FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower, harvesting apples. Fremont County, Colorado." (1939)

These photos certainly put things into perspective. Did you live through Colorado’s Great Depression? What do you remember? Let us know in the comments.

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