Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Zion, Utah, photographic collections, Farm Security Administration
College
Fine Arts and Communications
Department
Art
Abstract
One of America’s most important and extensive photographic collections is housed in the archives of the Library of Congress. These photographs, numbering over 250,000, do not contain images of America’s exploration or development, but rather document the national plight of the Great Depression. They recorded in sharp and often harsh documentary form the exhausted land, the wind belted farmer, and poor children in rags.
Recommended Citation
Swensen, James R. and Peacock, Dr. Martha
(2014)
"From Ruin to Zion: Research Pertaining to the Farm Security Administration Activities in Utah (1936-1941),"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 410.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/410