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Kansas History

18 Rare Photos Taken In Kansas During The Great Depression

By Annie | Published December 17, 2015

If you’re a Kansan, you get it: The Sunflower State is a beautiful place full of good people who work harder than anyone else. Even during the toughest of times, Kansas triumphs; which is shown in these 18 stunning pictures captured during the Great Depression:

1. "Mr. Johnson, FSA (Farm Security Administration) client with part interest in cooperative well, irrigating his fields near Syracuse, Kansas." (1939)

2. "Mrs. Shoenfeldt, wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, Sheridan County, Kansas. Chickens are an important part of live at home program for this family." (1939)

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3. "Farm children, Sheridan County, Kansas." (1939)

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4. "Getting ready to put in the pumping part of the water well for irrigation purposes on a farm near Garden City, Kansas." (1939)

5. "Displaying pigs. 4-H fair, Sublette, Kansas." (1939)

6. "The winds of the "dust bowl" have piled up large drifts of soil against this farmer's barn near Liberal, Kansas." (1936)

7. "A farmer listing his fields under the wind erosion control program. He receives twenty cents an acre for the work. Liberal, Kansas." (1936)

8. "Tightrope performers at 4-H Club fair, Cimarron, Kansas." (1939)

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9. "Boxcar farmhouse. Saline County, Kansas." (1938)

10. "Jack Gardinier who has bought a farm under the tenant purchase program. Ottawa County, Kansas." (1938)

11. "Farm Security Administration county supervisor examining horse's teeth. Cloud County, Kansas." (1938)

12. "Farmer's daughter. Republic County, Kansas." (1938)

13. "Interior of farmer's union co-op elevator. Centralia, Kansas." (1938)

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14. "Making cigarette, Coffey County, Kansas." (1938)

15. "Building gully erosion control dam. Franklin County, Kansas." (1936)

16. "Farmer of Franklin County, Kansas." (1936)

17. "Son of rehabilitation client. Jefferson County, Kansas." (1937)

18. "Cotton picker in fields of Lake Dick Cooperative Association. He is paid by the day and lives in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Rate of pay: seventy-five cents per one hundred pounds." (1938)

Did you live through the Great Depression? What do you remember most about it? Tell us in the comments.

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