Primary Source Set

Project Title: The Great Depression Transforms Montana, 1929-1941

Title & Description Collection Media/File URL/Location Thumbnail Type Charles McKenzie’s sheep Courtesy LOC JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ ranch, Garfield County, LC-USF34- education/Textboo photo by John Vachon, 064965-D k/ARS/18-1.jpg 1942

Mrs. Ballinger, Flathead Courtesy LOC JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ Valley, photo by John LC-USF34- education/Textboo Vachon, 1942 065186-D k/ARS/18-2.jpg

Cricket traps, Big Horn Courtesy JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ County, photo by Arthur LOC-LC- education/Textboo Rothstein, 1939 USF34- k/ARS/18-3.jpg 027411-D

Salvation Army, Butte, MHS PA PAc JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ 1935, photo by L.H. Jorud 74-37 education/Textboo k/ARS/18-4.jpg

Oregon or Bust, near Courtesy LOC JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ Missoula, photo by Arthur LC-USF34- education/Textboo Rothstein, 1936 005008-D k/ARS/18-5.jpg

Percentage of Montanans on JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ relief by county, 1935, map education/Textboo by MHS with information k/ARS/18-6.jpg from Carol F. Kraenzel and

Ruth B. McIntosh, The Relief in Montana: A Study of the Change in the Character of the Relief Population, bulletin no. 343 (Bozeman, 1937), p. 10. F.D.R. with Col. T.B. MHS PA JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ Larkin, District Engineer, education/Textboo and George H. Dern, k/ARS/18-7.jpg Secretary of War, Fort Peck Dam, 1934 WPA Bookmobile, Fairfield MHS PA Pac JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ 89-38 F5 education/Textboo k/ARS/18-8.jpg

CCC camp Courtesy Dr. JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ William E. education/Textboo Farr, Missoula k/ARS/18-9.jpg

Fort Peck Dam, photo by Courtesy TM JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ Donnie Sexton education/Textboo k/ARS/18-10.jpg

Fort Peck dam construction, MHS PA JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ 1936 education/Textboo k/ARS/18-11.jpg

Farmer’s daughter in Courtesy LOC JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ storage cellar, Fairfield LC-USF34- education/Textboo Bench Farms, photo by 027311-D k/ARS/18-12.jpg Arthur Rothstein, 1939

Home and car, Butte, photo Courtesy LOC JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ by Russell Lee, 1942 LC-USW3- education/Textboo 009706-D k/ARS/18-13.jpg

Men and young boys at Courtesy JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ Medicine Lodge BBHC, Jack education/Textboo Richard k/ARS/18-14.jpg Collection PN.165.2.1 Anaconda Smelter workers, Courtesy LOC JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ photo by Russell Lee, 1942 LC-USW3- education/Textboo 008534-D k/ARS/18-15.jpg

Pool parlor, Fairfield, photo Courtesy LOC JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ by Arthur Rothstein, 1939 LC-USF33- education/Textboo 003106-M4 k/ARS/18-16.jpg

Farm family at dinner, Courtesy LOC JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ Fairfield Bench Farms, LC-USF34- education/Textboo photo by Arthur Rothstein, 027323-D k/ARS/18-17.jpg 1939

Elizabeth Lochrie installing MHS PA PAc JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ her mural in Dillon Post 80-61 education/Textboo Office, 1938 k/ARS/18-18.jpg

Flathead War Party, mural Photo by Don JPEG Image https://mhs.mt.gov/ by Henry J. Meloy, Beatty, 1987, education/Textboo Hamilton Post Office, 1942 MHS PA k/ARS/18-19.jpg Letter from Margaret Learning From Online https://mhs.mt.gov/ Loughrin to Gov. Frank Historical Resource education/StoriesO Cooney, from Butte, 1934, Documents, fTheLand/Part3/Ch Regarding the Strike Ch. 18 apter18/Historical DocCh181 Letter from J.E. Finch to Learning From Online https://mhs.mt.gov/ Gov. John Erikson, from Historical Resource education/StoriesO Sumatra, MT, 1931, Documents, fTheLand/Part3/Ch Describing the Agricultural Ch. 18 apter18/Historical Depression DocCh182

Letters from Residents of Learning From Online https://mhs.mt.gov/ Drought-Stricken Areas to Historical Resource education/StoriesO Governor John Erickson Documents, fTheLand/Part3/Ch Ch. 18 apter18/Historical DocCh183

For more information, see Montana: Stories of the Land, Chapter 18: The Great Depression Transforms Montana, 1929-1941 https://mhs.mt.gov/education/textbook/chapter18/Chapter18.pdf

Find additional resources on the Montana: Stories of the Land Companion Website. https://mhs.mt.gov/education/StoriesOfTheLand