Life in the Fields: Mollie Schuman’s Story, 1915

On October 23, 1915, ten-year-old Mollie Schuman was left alone to care for a group of children in a small…

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Alabama, 1937: A Glimpse into the Life of a Sharecropper Family

In 1937, Alabama was gripped by the Great Depression, a time of deep economic hardship for much of the United…

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Life in Rural Ohio and West Virginia, 1886-1912

Between 1886 and 1912, traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing captured everyday moments of rural life in southeastern Ohio and central…

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Muddy Roads and Horsepower: Navigating Georgia’s Dixie Highway in the 1920s

Many sections of Georgia’s Dixie Highway were dirt roads for many years. Numerous cars became stranded in the mud following…

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Miner at the Company Store: Pennsylvania, 1946

In 1946, Louis Shafer, a miner from the Westland Mine operated by the Pittsburgh Coal Company in Washington County, Pennsylvania,…

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West Virginia and Ohio, 1896–1912

Albert J. Ewing, a traveling photographer, captured this image of multiple generations of a family posing on a front porch…

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Children of the Coal Camp: Colorado, 1910

In this snapshot of life from 1910, a group of boys and girls gather on the porch of their home…

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Mississippi, 1911

The Duncan Family of West Point, Mississippi. Except for the mother and the baby, everyone is in the cotton mill.…

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A Glimpse of Frontier Life: The Woman and the Sod House in 1890s Nebraska

Introduction Life on the American frontier was defined by resourcefulness, perseverance, and the ability to make do with limited resources.…

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A photograph of a sod house. Photo by John V. Dedrick at Taloga, Oklahoma Territory. Oklahoma, 1890s

Introduction The American frontier of the late 19th century is often romanticized as a time of pioneering spirit, hard work,…

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10+ Historical Moments You Must See

Though no one can predict the future, studying the past helps us make sense of the present. These 100 historical…

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Wife of a steelworker with bread she baked. Midland, PA

In the heart of Midland, Pennsylvania, a town defined by its towering steel mills and hardworking residents, there’s an image…

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