Ernest W. Kirk Jr. with his two sons on their farm near Ordway, Colorado. Fruits of their farm, coming from their labor, which has placed them in a few months from almost hopeless condition to a family with net worth approaching a thousand dollars

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Title
Ernest W. Kirk Jr. with his two sons on their farm near Ordway, Colorado. Fruits of their farm, coming from their labor, which has placed them in a few months from almost hopeless condition to a family with net worth approaching a thousand dollars
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939-09
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 034161-D c.2
Topics
Colorado -- Ordway
Colorado -- Crowley County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from Library of Congress.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 68118
TMS Object Number: 034161-D c.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a658f10-37a4-0137-dcba-63b4d3fa92d9
Rights Statement
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ernest W. Kirk Jr. with his two sons on their farm near Ordway, Colorado. Fruits of their farm, coming from their labor, which has placed them in a few months from almost hopeless condition to a family with net worth approaching a thousand dollars" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/017ea050-37a7-0137-b7c0-1dbda3a5c422

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ernest W. Kirk Jr. with his two sons on their farm near Ordway, Colorado. Fruits of their farm, coming from their labor, which has placed them in a few months from almost hopeless condition to a family with net worth approaching a thousand dollars" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/017ea050-37a7-0137-b7c0-1dbda3a5c422

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Ernest W. Kirk Jr. with his two sons on their farm near Ordway, Colorado. Fruits of their farm, coming from their labor, which has placed them in a few months from almost hopeless condition to a family with net worth approaching a thousand dollars Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/017ea050-37a7-0137-b7c0-1dbda3a5c422

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Ernest W. Kirk Jr. with his two sons on their farm near Ordway, Colorado. Fruits of their farm, coming from their labor, which has placed them in a few months from almost hopeless condition to a family with net worth approaching a thousand dollars