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Background imageRural Life Collection: The Carlock farmstead, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The Carlock farmstead, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The Carlock farmstead. Mr. Carlock is a member of Ola self-help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Upper end of Squaw Creek Valley... Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Possibly: Upper end of Squaw Creek Valley... Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Upper end of Squaw Creek Valley near the mill, showing part of the timber resources. Ola self-help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho]

Background imageRural Life Collection: Members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op snaking a fir log down... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op snaking a fir log down... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op snaking a fir log down to the truck. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Men working in mill, Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Men working in mill, Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Men working in mill. Ola self-help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho. Man in rear center in black hat is FSA (Farm Security Administration) county supervisor

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Interior of farmers two-room log home, FSA borrower, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939

Possibly: Interior of farmers two-room log home, FSA borrower, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Interior of farmers two-room log home. FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. They have their alfalfa seed stored in corner waiting for a better price

Background imageRural Life Collection: Basque sheep herder leading pack train down from summer camp, Bear Valley, Adams County, Idaho

Basque sheep herder leading pack train down from summer camp, Bear Valley, Adams County, Idaho
Basque sheep herder leading pack train down from summer camp in Bear Valley. Trip takes thirty-five days going up, twenty days coming down. Adams County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Pack animal coming down from summer sheep camp, Adams County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pack animal coming down from summer sheep camp, Adams County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pack animal coming down from summer sheep camp. Note hitch. Adams County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Pack animal coming down from summer sheep camp, Adams County, Idaho, 1939

Possibly: Pack animal coming down from summer sheep camp, Adams County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Pack animal coming down from summer sheep camp. Note hitch. Adams County, Idaho]

Background imageRural Life Collection: Mail bag, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mail bag, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mail bag. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: School attended by children of members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939

School attended by children of members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
School attended by children of members of Ola self-help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Jacknife School, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Jacknife School, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Jacknife School, Gem County, Idaho. Eleven pupils, two of them children of families belonging to Ola self-help sawmill co-op

Background imageRural Life Collection: Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern which is the temporary... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern which is the temporary... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern which is the temporary home of a member of the Ola self help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op lives in what was once... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Possibly: Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op lives in what was once... Gem County, Idaho, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Member of Ola self help sawmill co-op lives in what was once the " Jacknife Saloon." This type building is characteristic of early Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Young Idaho farmer plowing in the fall of the year... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Possibly: Young Idaho farmer plowing in the fall of the year... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possible realted to: Young Idaho farmer plowing in the fall of the year while the other members of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op are working in the sawmill

Background imageRural Life Collection: Member of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op working in the woods... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Member of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op working in the woods... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Member of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op working in the woods, rolling log to truck with peavey, a hooked and spiked stick used as a lever. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Member of the co-op in the woods, Ola self help cooperative sawmill, Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Member of the co-op in the woods, Ola self help cooperative sawmill, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Member of the co-op in the woods. Ola self help cooperative sawmill. Gem County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Bringing in load of logs late in the afternoon... Ola self-help co-op farm, Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Bringing in load of logs late in the afternoon... Ola self-help co-op farm, Gem County, Idaho, 1939
Bringing in load of logs late in the afternoon from the woods to the mill over road three miles long which members built with pick and shovel. Ola self-help co-op farm, Gem County, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Sage bush, hay field, farmstead, cattle in pasture, Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Sage bush, hay field, farmstead, cattle in pasture, Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon. Sage bush, hay field, farmstead, cattle in pasture. All farms in this view belong to FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrowers

Background imageRural Life Collection: Farmers come to town on Saturday afternoon for auction sale... back street in Nyssa, Oregon, 1939

Farmers come to town on Saturday afternoon for auction sale... back street in Nyssa, Oregon, 1939
Farmers come to town on Saturday afternoon for auction sale held on back street in Nyssa, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Western Idaho dairy farm, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Western Idaho dairy farm, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Idaho dairy farm

Background imageRural Life Collection: On bench land of the Owyhee project, Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

On bench land of the Owyhee project, Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On bench land of the Owyhee project. Sage brush, irrigated fields, homestead. Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Mr. Botner with bull which he owns co-operatively... Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Mr. Botner with bull which he owns co-operatively... Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
Mr. Botner with bull which he owns co-operatively with a neighbor under FSA (Farm Security Administration) co-op agreement. Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: View of Sunset Valley, showing hay and clover... Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

View of Sunset Valley, showing hay and clover... Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
View of Sunset Valley, showing hay and clover, pasture land, corn land, grain land. Some of this valley has been under cultivation four or five years. Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Oregon farmers, old settlers, at farmers public sale, Saturday, Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon

Oregon farmers, old settlers, at farmers public sale, Saturday, Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon
Oregon farmers, old settlers, at farmers public sale, Saturday. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Topped sugar beets lying in field, near Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Topped sugar beets lying in field, near Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Topped sugar beets lying in field. Tossed by hand into truck, then hauled to factory near Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Rural children at R. F. D. box, near Fruitland, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Rural children at R. F. D. box, near Fruitland, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Rural children at R.F.D. box, near Fruitland, Idaho

Background imageRural Life Collection: Congregation leaving after services, preacher in doorway, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

Congregation leaving after services, preacher in doorway, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Congregation leaving after services. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: The cream truck coming down the road... Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

The cream truck coming down the road... Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The cream truck coming down the road represents one steady element in the new settlers income. Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon]

Background imageRural Life Collection: Storage cellar on Botner farm, Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Storage cellar on Botner farm, Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Storage cellar on Botner farm. Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Mrs. Cates, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mrs. Cates, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Cates. Malheur County, Oregon. [Oklahoma farmer, now living in Cow Hollow]

Background imageRural Life Collection: George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys. The three older boys, ages twelve, sixteen, and eighteen, are needed at home to develop the farm and do not go to school. Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Mrs. Free in doorway of her basement dugout home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

Mrs. Free in doorway of her basement dugout home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Free in doorway of her basement dugout home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Wardlow at entrance to their dugout basement home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon

Mr. and Mrs. Wardlow at entrance to their dugout basement home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mr. and Mrs. Wardlow at entrance to their dugout basement home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Wardlow at entrance to their dugout... home, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Mr. and Mrs. Wardlow at entrance to their dugout... home, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
Mr. and Mrs. Wardlow at entrance to their dugout basement home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Home of Free family who had lived in Beaver County... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Home of Free family who had lived in Beaver County... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
Home of Free family who had lived in Beaver County, Oklahoma, for thirty years. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: The Free children in doorway of their home in Sunday clothes, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

The Free children in doorway of their home in Sunday clothes, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The Free children in doorway of their home in Sunday clothes. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Entrance to Mr. and Mrs. Wardlows dugout basement home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon

Entrance to Mr. and Mrs. Wardlows dugout basement home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Entrance to Mr. and Mrs. Wardlows dugout basement home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Home of Free family who had lived in Beaver... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Home of Free family who had lived in Beaver... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of Free family who had lived in Beaver County, Oklahoma, for thirty years. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Mrs. Wardlow, Friends church (Quaker), Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mrs. Wardlow, Friends church (Quaker), Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Wardlow after church services at the Friends church (Quaker). Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon]

Background imageRural Life Collection: All the members of the congregation, Friends church (Quaker), Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

All the members of the congregation, Friends church (Quaker), Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
All the members of the congregation. Friends church (Quaker). Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Mrs. Wardlow after church services, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Mrs. Wardlow after church services, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Wardlow after church services. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Friends church (Quaker), Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Friends church (Quaker), Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Friends church (Quaker), Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. The entire family after Sunday morning services. Preacher is a young farmer. Man at left holding baby

Background imageRural Life Collection: Lettuce field near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Lettuce field near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lettuce field near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon. Lettuce is the most speculative crop in Malheur Valley. It yielded two hundredf and thirty nine dollars per acre in 1939

Background imageRural Life Collection: The home of a new farmer who has successfully established himself on the raw land, 1939

The home of a new farmer who has successfully established himself on the raw land, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The home of a new farmer who has successfully established himself on the raw land. He has repaid his FSA (Farm Security Administration) loan of twelve hundred and forty-eight dollars in full

Background imageRural Life Collection: Looking across the Malheur Valley from Lincoln Bench, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Looking across the Malheur Valley from Lincoln Bench, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Looking across the Malheur Valley from Lincoln Bench. Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Siphon - the worlds longest - which carries water 5 miles to Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

Siphon - the worlds longest - which carries water 5 miles to Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Siphon--the worlds longest--which carries water five miles to Dead Ox Flat. It is eight feet in diameter. Malheur County, Oregon]

Background imageRural Life Collection: Stephen brothers, Nyssa Heights district, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Stephen brothers, Nyssa Heights district, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stephen brothers. Joe, Jim, Eugene, Fred. All from Nebraska. All good farmers. Their combine purchased by FSA (Farm Security Administration) cooperators loan

Background imageRural Life Collection: New farm in Cow Hollow, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

New farm in Cow Hollow, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
New farm in Cow Hollow, Malheur County, Oregon. Note basement dugout house and excavation for new house in foreground



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