Images of vanishing farms, September 22, 1985

Starting in 1940, photographer Jack Delano was hired by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to tour Connecticut. He was assigned to focused on autumn and ethnic diversity. However, Delano mostly focused on rural farm life. His exhibit "In Touch With the Land" took place at the Raymond E. Baldwin Museum of Connecticut History at the State Library in Hartford. The collections of photos were subtitled "Images of Connecticut Farm Life, 1937-1985". Most of these farms were owned by families of European immigrants. Several farms were a part of the Jewish Agricultural League. FSA staff photographers have been taking these photos since 1937. Many of the photos are housed in the Library of Congress. In 1985, the microfiche collection of the images were purchased by the Library at Storrs and housed in Uconn's Special Collections. In 1985, Connecticut was losing farmland faster than any other state. |Identifier: ms069_devlin_1985_09_22