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This widow and her children, in a mountain home in Kentucky had to turn to the Red Cross when the drought burned up their crops – Antique Print

This widow and her children, in a mountain home in Kentucky had to turn to the Red Cross when the drought burned up their crops, [1930 or 1931] — historic photograph
This widow and her children, in a mountain home in Kentucky had to turn to the Red Cross when the drought burned up their crops, [1930 or 1931]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures This widow and her children, in a mountain home in Kentucky had to turn to the Red Cross when the drought burned up their crops in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This widow and her children, in a mountain home in Kentucky had to turn to the Red Cross when the drought burned up their crops

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A widow and her children, pictured in a mountain home in Kentucky, turned to the American Red Cross after a drought burned up their crops. The drought of 1930 and 1931 ruined harvests across much of the South and Midwest, and rural families in Appalachia, who often depended on what they grew, were among the hardest hit. The Red Cross's disaster food relief during these years, documented in its collection now held by the Library of Congress, offers a rare visual record of how drought and the Depression compounded hardship in rural America.

Created / published[1930 or 1931]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesAmerican National Red Cross Collection. Disaster Relief
SubjectsFood relief--Kentucky--1930-1940. Children--Kentucky--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,318 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178826

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