In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Church, Pie Town, New Mexico’ This buildi ng was a cooperative community enterprise. #Colorphotography by #RussellLee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration
October 1940
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #farmers #farmlife #church

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Filling station and garage at Pie Town, New Mexico’ Color transparency by #RussellLee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration Oct. 1940
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #farmlife #colorphotography #fillingstation #gasstation

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Les Thomas, homesteader, Pie Town, New Mexico’ Color transparency by Russell Lee (1903-1986) for the Farm Security Administration. October 1940.
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farmers #RussellLee #colorphotography #FarmSecurityAdministration

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Mr. Leatherman, homesteader, tying up cauliflower, Pie Town, New Mexico’ Color transparency by Russell Lee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration. October 1940.
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #RussellLee #colorphotography

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Mr. Leatherman, homesteader, shooting hawks which have been carrying away his chickens, Pie Town, New Mexico’
Color transparency by #RussellLee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration October 1940
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #farming

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Mr Leatherman, homesteader, coming out of his dugout home, Pie Town, New Mexico’
Color transparency by #RussellLee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration October 1940
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #colorphotography #farming #TheNewDeal

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Mrs. Norris with homegrown cabbage, one of the many vegetables which the homesteaders grow in abundance, #PieTown, #NewMexico’ #Colorphotography by #RussellLee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration Oct. 1940
#homesteading #homesteaders #farming

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Wife of Jim Norris with canned goods, Pie Town, New Mexico’ Color transparency. Russell Lee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration
October 1940
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #canning #homecanning #RussellLee #colorphotography

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Harvesting corn, Pie Town, New Mexico’ Color transparency by Russell Lee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration. October 1940.
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #farmers #corn #maize #RussellLee #colorphotography #TheNewDeal

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Harvesting new corn from the field of Jim Norris, Pie Town, New Mexico’ #colorphotography by #RussellLee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration
October 1940
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #farmers #horses #corn #maize #harvest

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘People at the Fair, Pie Town, New Mexico’
Color transparency by #RussellLee (1903-1986)
#FarmSecurityAdministration. October 1940.
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farmers #farmlife #countryfair #festival #colorphotography

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Fruit wagon at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair’
Color transparency by #RussellLee (1903-1986)
#FarmSecurityAdministration. October 1940.
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farmers #farmlife #countryfair #festival #fruit #colorphotography

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘School at Pie Town, #NewMexico is held at the #FarmBureau Building.’
Color transparency by #RussellLee (1903-1986)
for the #FarmSecurityAdministration. October 1940.
#PieTown #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #farmers #farmlife #colorphotography #school

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘#Schoolchildren singing, Pie Town, New Mexico’
Color transparency by #RussellLee (1903-1986)
for the #FarmSecurityAdministration. October 1940.
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #farmers #farmlife #colorphotography #school #schoolchoir

‘Lunch is prepared for the school children at Lake Dick.’ October 1938.
#blackandwhitephotography #RussellLee #TheNewDeal #cooperatives #school #education #LakeDick #Arkansas

‘Lake Dick School House also doubled as a Community Center.’ Photographer Russell Lee (1903-1986). October 1938.
#blackandwhitephotography #RussellLee #TheNewDeal #cooperatives #school #education #LakeDick #Arkansas

to work for themselves. Here 3,453 acres had been purchased, and 80 houses, 6 community buildings and several farm support structures built, to create a cooperative farm community.
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#blackandwhitephotography #RussellLee #TheNewDeal #cooperatives #school #LakeDick #Arkansas

In #OCTOBER 1938
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#Photographer #RussellLee (1903-1986) at the #LakeDick Resettlement Community, #Arkansas, for the Photography Project of #ResettlementAdministration (by 1938 the #FarmSecurityAdministration)
This was one of the #RA’s efforts to help sharecroppers ➡️
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In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Son of Jim Norris, homesteader, tying corn into bundles, Pie Town, New Mexico’ Color transparency by #RussellLee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration. October 1940.
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #farmers #colorphotography

In #OCTOBER 1940
‘Harvesting new corn from the field of Jim Norris, Pie Town, New Mexico’ Color transparency by Russell Lee (1903-1986) for the #FarmSecurityAdministration
October 1940
#PieTown #NewMexico #homesteading #homesteaders #farming #farmers #RussellLee #colorphotography