The limits of empirical data – social relations

 The photographs reveal other aspects of material culture – furniture, farming equipment, decorative arts, use of space, among other things. They also document the introduction of new technologies and, sometimes, the social relations entailed.

By themselves they are enigmatic, but with her caption you see some of the ways that the FSA fostered cooperative principles. They also show that the project brought new land into production. Note the lugged tires. Here’s the “co-op association binder” used with what one assumes is also the coop tractor – this one with pneumatic tires.

This particular set also shows the doctor’s office and a woman buying linoleum for her home in the project’s cooperative store.