Posted in Utah
December 21, 2015
There’s Something Special About These 16 Utah Farms From the Past
The Resettlement Administration of 1935 was designed to assist the country’s poorest farmers after the Great Depression. The program provided special low-interest loans and other assistance to help folks get back on their feet. These 16 Utah farms benefited from President Roosevelt’s program, and special photographers captured those farms on film.
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Farmer C.E. Coombs driving his new tomato planter, 1940.
Christy Thorpe and his team driving an alfalfa duster.
Barn in Escalante.
Picking berries.
Carrying cane to the crusher.
Edward Johnson and his chickens.
A farmer with his grain drill.
Cows in the pasture.
Hoeing the garden.
Ellen Mark, harvesting lettuce.
Pitching hay.
Shoeing a horse.
Curtis Whitlock and his breeding sow.
Sugar beets waiting to be unloaded.
Summit County farm.
Farm house.
I think my favorite photo is the young girl in West Jordan, harvesting lettuce. Which is your favorite?
