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Farmer's wife near Gibbs City, Michigan

Farmer's wife near Gibbs City, Michigan

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The home of the Govanea family in Gibbs City, Michigan

The home of the Govanea family in Gibbs City, Michigan

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Mother and child in front of woodshed. Gibbs City, Michigan

Mother and child in front of woodshed. Gibbs City, Michigan

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Member of the transient camp. Hagerman Lake, Michigan

Member of the transient camp. Hagerman Lake, Michigan

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Sando Evanoff, farmer of the cut-over regions, Iron County, Michigan, tending a fire of brushings from the land being cleaned

Sando Evanoff, farmer of the cut-over regions, Iron County, Michigan, ...

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Baby playing on the front porch of the family home. Gibbs City, Michigan.

Baby playing on the front porch of the family home. Gibbs City, Michig...

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Loading logs on a railroad car. Gibbs City, Michigan

Loading logs on a railroad car. Gibbs City, Michigan

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Burning brush on Sando Evanoff's farm. Iron County, Michigan. This is one of the processes in cleaning cut-over land

Burning brush on Sando Evanoff's farm. Iron County, Michigan. This is ...

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Buckboard Charlie, a squatter near Iron River, Michigan.

Buckboard Charlie, a squatter near Iron River, Michigan.

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Son and daughter of Lon Allen's loading firewood on the trailer for delivery to the customer. Near Iron River, Michigan

Son and daughter of Lon Allen's loading firewood on the trailer for de...

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Men in transient camp near Hagerman Lake, Michigan

Men in transient camp near Hagerman Lake, Michigan

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Cut-over and burned-over land along the road between Iron River, Michigan, and Nelma, Wisconsin

Cut-over and burned-over land along the road between Iron River, Michi...

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Son of William Shanard, cut-over farmer, near Silk Lake, Michigan, rolling a cigarette

Son of William Shanard, cut-over farmer, near Silk Lake, Michigan, rol...

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Farmer's wife near Gibbs City, Michigan.

Farmer's wife near Gibbs City, Michigan.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Buckboard Charlie, a squatter near Iron River, Michigan

Buckboard Charlie, a squatter near Iron River, Michigan

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A homemade butter churn in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan. A "bust" mining town

A homemade butter churn in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan....

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A single shacker who lives in the cut-over regions of Iron County, Michigan

A single shacker who lives in the cut-over regions of Iron County, Mic...

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Children in Gibbs City, Michigan, a small town.

Children in Gibbs City, Michigan, a small town.

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John Nygren and his dog Prince. Nygren lives alone in a shack near Iron River, Michigan

John Nygren and his dog Prince. Nygren lives alone in a shack near Iro...

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Mrs. Herman Perry in her home at Mansfield, Michigan. She is the wife of an oldtime iron miner who worked in the mines before they were abandoned

Mrs. Herman Perry in her home at Mansfield, Michigan. She is the wife ...

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Old white pine logs and stumps left in the woods by logging operations. Near Gibbs City, Michigan

Old white pine logs and stumps left in the woods by logging operations...

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The older Mr. Gavanea, a single shacker near Gibbs City, Michigan

The older Mr. Gavanea, a single shacker near Gibbs City, Michigan

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Sando Evanoff, farmer of the cut-over regions, Iron County, Michigan, tending a fire of brushings from the land being cleaned

Sando Evanoff, farmer of the cut-over regions, Iron County, Michigan, ...

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John Nygren and his dog Prince. Nygren lives alone in a shack near Iron River, Michigan

John Nygren and his dog Prince. Nygren lives alone in a shack near Iro...

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Cut-over land on the road between Iron River, Michigan, and Tipler, Wisconsin

Cut-over land on the road between Iron River, Michigan, and Tipler, Wi...

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The twins and small daughter of the Stromberg family. Gibbs City, Michigan

The twins and small daughter of the Stromberg family. Gibbs City, Mich...

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Members of the Gavanea family. Gibbs City, Michigan, a sawmill town

Members of the Gavanea family. Gibbs City, Michigan, a sawmill town

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Removing stones on stone boat from cut-over land. Iron County, Michigan

Removing stones on stone boat from cut-over land. Iron County, Michiga...

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William Sharrard, cut-over farmer near Silk Lake, Michigan

William Sharrard, cut-over farmer near Silk Lake, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Loading logs on a railroad car. Gibbs City, Michigan

Loading logs on a railroad car. Gibbs City, Michigan

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Men in transient camp near Hagerman Lake, Michigan

Men in transient camp near Hagerman Lake, Michigan

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Men eating in the transient camp at Hagerman Lake, Michigan. This is a former lumber camp

Men eating in the transient camp at Hagerman Lake, Michigan. This is a...

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The home of the Govanea family in Gibbs City, Michigan

The home of the Govanea family in Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Barn on Sando Evanoff's farm. Iron County, Michigan

Barn on Sando Evanoff's farm. Iron County, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Lon Allen and his son playing their fiddles to the tune of "The Arkansas Traveler." The fiddle played by the son was made by him. Near Iron River, Michigan

Lon Allen and his son playing their fiddles to the tune of "The Arkans...

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Mrs. Lon Allen stirring the soup in her home near Iron River, Michigan

Mrs. Lon Allen stirring the soup in her home near Iron River, Michigan

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Lon Allen, farmer of the cut-over regions near Iron River, Michigan

Lon Allen, farmer of the cut-over regions near Iron River, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. William Sharrard and one of her children. Her husband has been a farmer of the cut-over regions for years, but cannot make a living at it. The family is on relief. Near Silk Lake, Michigan

Mrs. William Sharrard and one of her children. Her husband has been a ...

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Buckboard Charlie reading the American Legion monthly in the living room of his shack near Iron River, Michigan

Buckboard Charlie reading the American Legion monthly in the living ro...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The forest of Crystal Falls school. Michigan

The forest of Crystal Falls school. Michigan

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Cut-over and burned-over land along the road between Iron River, Michigan, and Nelma, Wisconsin

Cut-over and burned-over land along the road between Iron River, Michi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fixtures in the general store-post office at Gibbs City, Michigan

Fixtures in the general store-post office at Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Burning brush on Sando Evanoff's farm. Iron County, Michigan. This is one of the processes in cleaning cut-over land

Burning brush on Sando Evanoff's farm. Iron County, Michigan. This is ...

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Mr. Henrickson, resident of Mansfield, Michigan, once a prosperous mining town

Mr. Henrickson, resident of Mansfield, Michigan, once a prosperous min...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John Nygren sitting in front of his shack near Iron River, Michigan

John Nygren sitting in front of his shack near Iron River, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Piles of rock which have been cleared off a two-acre tract on Sando Evanoff's farm. Iron County, Michigan

Piles of rock which have been cleared off a two-acre tract on Sando Ev...

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A group of children standing next to each other on a porch, Children at Gibbs City, Michigan

A group of children standing next to each other on a porch, Children a...

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Swing made of an old rubber tire. Gibbs City, Michigan

Swing made of an old rubber tire. Gibbs City, Michigan

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Black Aleck Dickinson and his dog Snoop. Dickinson is a single shacker in Iron County, Michigan

Black Aleck Dickinson and his dog Snoop. Dickinson is a single shacker...

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Baby playing on the front porch of the family home. Gibbs City, Michigan

Baby playing on the front porch of the family home. Gibbs City, Michig...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Old white pine logs and stumps left in the woods by logging operations. Near Gibbs City, Michigan

Old white pine logs and stumps left in the woods by logging operations...

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Mr. Henrickson, one of the old timers at Mansfield, Michigan, standing at the base of the former one hundred foot smokestack of an abandoned iron mine. This is one of the few recognizable remains of the mine

Mr. Henrickson, one of the old timers at Mansfield, Michigan, standing...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A homemade butter churn in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan. A "bust" mining town

A homemade butter churn in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan....

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Sawing ties in a sawmill at Gibbs City, Michigan

Sawing ties in a sawmill at Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother and youngest child of the Govanea family. Gibbs City, Michigan

Mother and youngest child of the Govanea family. Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The common method of removing stones from cut-over land is by use of the crowbar. Near Caspian, Michigan

The common method of removing stones from cut-over land is by use of t...

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Man driving horse in home-adapted carriage. Crystal Falls, Michigan

Man driving horse in home-adapted carriage. Crystal Falls, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cart, carriage, wagon, chariot, 18th-19th century design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Resident of the transient camp at Hagerman Lake, Michigan

Resident of the transient camp at Hagerman Lake, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cut-over land on the road between Iron River, Michigan, and Tipler, Wisconsin

Cut-over land on the road between Iron River, Michigan, and Tipler, Wi...

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Mrs. Lon Allen stirring the soup in her home near Iron River, Michigan

Mrs. Lon Allen stirring the soup in her home near Iron River, Michigan

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Mother and child in front of woodshed. Gibbs City, Michigan

Mother and child in front of woodshed. Gibbs City, Michigan

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Mother and youngest child of the Govanea family. Gibbs City, Michigan

Mother and youngest child of the Govanea family. Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Emil Alto, once a saloon keeper in the former prosperous mining town of Mansfield, Michigan. He is now a cut-over farmer

Emil Alto, once a saloon keeper in the former prosperous mining town o...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Son of William Shanard, cut-over farmer, near Silk Lake, Michigan, rolling a cigarette

Son of William Shanard, cut-over farmer, near Silk Lake, Michigan, rol...

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Two "barns" on the land occupied by Buckboard Charlie, squatter near Iron River, Michigan

Two "barns" on the land occupied by Buckboard Charlie, squatter near I...

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Back porch on a washday. Gibbs City, Michigan

Back porch on a washday. Gibbs City, Michigan

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Mrs. Mathews, daughter, and dogs. Gibbs City, Michigan

Mrs. Mathews, daughter, and dogs. Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John Bastia doing his washing. He is a single shacker from Iron County, Michigan

John Bastia doing his washing. He is a single shacker from Iron County...

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Removing stones on stone boat from cut-over land. Iron County, Michigan

Removing stones on stone boat from cut-over land. Iron County, Michiga...

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The forest of Crystal Falls school. Michigan

The forest of Crystal Falls school. Michigan

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Shack occupied by Mr. Bastia, an unmarried shacker in Iron County, Michigan

Shack occupied by Mr. Bastia, an unmarried shacker in Iron County, Mic...

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Chicken house and home of Lon Allen, farmer near Iron River, Michigan

Chicken house and home of Lon Allen, farmer near Iron River, Michigan

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Lon Allen, farmer of the cut-over area near Iron River, Michigan, feeding a chicken in his bedroom. Last winter a cow was brought into the house to keep it from freezing

Lon Allen, farmer of the cut-over area near Iron River, Michigan, feed...

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An old slot machine in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan

An old slot machine in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan

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The living room of Sherman Ritchie's shack near Iron River, Michigan

The living room of Sherman Ritchie's shack near Iron River, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Swing made of an old rubber tire. Gibbs City, Michigan

Swing made of an old rubber tire. Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Son and daughter of Lon Allen's loading firewood on the trailer for delivery to the customer. Near Iron River, Michigan

Son and daughter of Lon Allen's loading firewood on the trailer for de...

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The common method of removing stones from cut-over land is by use of the crowbar. Near Caspian, Michigan

The common method of removing stones from cut-over land is by use of t...

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Children in Gibbs City, Michigan, a small town

Children in Gibbs City, Michigan, a small town

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Mrs. Lon Allen stirring the soup in her home near Iron River, Michigan

Mrs. Lon Allen stirring the soup in her home near Iron River, Michigan

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A homemade butter churn in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan. A "bust" mining town

A homemade butter churn in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan....

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

One of the Mathews children playing with a pig. Gibbs City, Michigan

One of the Mathews children playing with a pig. Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The older Mr. Gavanea, a single shacker near Gibbs City, Michigan

The older Mr. Gavanea, a single shacker near Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A single shacker who lives in the cut-over regions of Iron County, Michigan

A single shacker who lives in the cut-over regions of Iron County, Mic...

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Woman carrying pail full of weeds from strawberry field near Mansfield, Michigan

Woman carrying pail full of weeds from strawberry field near Mansfield...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Two "barns" on the land occupied by Buckboard Charlie, squatter near Iron River, Michigan

Two "barns" on the land occupied by Buckboard Charlie, squatter near I...

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Mr. Henrickson, one of the old timers at Mansfield, Michigan, standing at the base of the former one hundred foot smokestack of an abandoned iron mine. This is one of the few recognizable remains of the mine

Mr. Henrickson, one of the old timers at Mansfield, Michigan, standing...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ruined building, desolated landscape with ruins and stones, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sawing ties in a sawmill at Gibbs City, Michigan

Sawing ties in a sawmill at Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The living room of Sherman Ritchie's shack near Iron River, Michigan

The living room of Sherman Ritchie's shack near Iron River, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old lady hoeing her garden on her small farm near Gibbs City, Michigan

An old lady hoeing her garden on her small farm near Gibbs City, Michi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Child feeding calf on farm near Gibbs City, Michigan

Child feeding calf on farm near Gibbs City, Michigan

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John Bastia doing his washing. He is a single shacker from Iron County, Michigan

John Bastia doing his washing. He is a single shacker from Iron County...

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