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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Rural Slums on Worn out Land
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Rural Slums on Worn out Land

Artifact IDMO 2007.1502.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1910 - 1988)
Dateca. 1935-1936
Mediumwove paper
Dimensionsoverall H 25 in x W 40 1/4 in (63.5 cm x 102.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a man standing in the doorway of a small wooden barn. An abandoned automobile is to the left of the barn. To the right of the barn is a dilapidated shed with the remains of a circus poster attached to the side. A barren landscape forms the background. White, red, and black text on the poster reads: RURAL SLUMS / ON WORN OUT LAND/ RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION / is offering new opportunities to farmers. The artwork is by Richard H. Jansen.
Historical NoteThis poster promoted the mission of the New Deal’s Resettlement Administration (RA). Franklin Roosevelt created the Resettlement Administration by executive order in May 1935. It provided emergency loans and grants for impoverished farmers, engaged in soil conservation projects, educated farmers in best practices for land-use, and resettled farm families affected by soil erosion and depletion, including those impacted by the severe drought and immense dust storms that struck parts of the Midwest and southern plains during the 1930s.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Deborah Brown
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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