Showcasing some of the 160,000 images taken between 1935 and 1944 by government-hired photographers. (If you were to look at 100 of them per day, every day, you'd need more than four years to view them all).
Jan 25, 2009
Shucking Corn
Separating large numbers of corn cobs from their husks is a daunting task. Neighbours took turns helping each other with this labor.
Taken in 1939 West Virginia, on a farm rented by a man identified as Uncle Henry Garrett.