For Sale

A team of horses is auctioned off in 1937 Indiana. (For a larger view, click the image.)

Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]

Loading Corn

Be sure to click this photo to view the larger version. It's beautiful. The man and the corn are crisp and sharp, while the horses and wagon have a soft, almost dream-like quality.

Taken in Maryland, 1937. Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Horses Are Smelly, Too

In 1940 Iowa, corn got planted with the aid of farm animals - which required constant feeding and care. If your horses fell ill, your family's food supply might be threatened. Dire consequences lurked around every corner - which is why farm folk tend to be cautious and conservative.

Photo by John Vachon. [American Memory link]

Two Horses and an Automobile

A farmer, a hired hand, two horses and an automobile. Old technology intersecting with new.

This is such a great shot. A perfect creative-writing jumping off point.

Photo taken in 1940 Arizona by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]

New Shoes

The caption accompanying this image reads: "Mormon farmer shoeing a horse, Santa Clara, Utah." The collection contains several similar photos from different parts of the country.

Photo by Russell Lee, 1940.
[American Memory link] to locate this image, use search terms: horse, shoe

Horse Power

Take stunning sculpture, mix with equally stunning photography - and voila!

Photo by Esther Bubley. Shot in 1943 in front of the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington D.C.

[American Memory link] to locate this image, use search terms: federal, trade, sculpture

Howdy Horse

A fun shot of a horse trainer and his steed at a rodeo in San Angelo, Texas.

Taken by Russell Lee in March 1940.

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