What Every Town In Nebraska Had In The 1930s. It Was A Simpler Time.
By Delana Lefevers|Published January 19, 2016
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Delana Lefevers
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As a lifelong Nebraskan, Delana loves discovering the many hidden treasures of her state. She has worked as a writer and editor since 2007. Delana's work has been featured on more than a dozen websites and in Nebraska Life Magazine.
The first half of the 20th century in Nebraska was a time of growth and change, triumph and disappointment. But as different as the world was back then, there are some things that have stayed more or less the same. This is what Nebraska towns and cities looked like in the 1930s and early 1940s.
32. Auction. Farmer after farmer in the drought area is forced to see his few possessions to go on the block of the auctioneer as drought drives him from his homestead and makes him a propertyless migrant - 1936
This series of photographs was originally funded by the Farm Security Administration and recently released to the public by Yale. The photographers concentrated most of their attention on the more populous eastern part of the state. We’re so fortunate to have these photos today to remind us of what yesterday looked like.
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