Smallholding Collection

An Irish Country Man and his Donkey, Northern Ireland
The Poor Mans Friend. A sentimental postcard of an Irish Country Man and his Donkey, Northern Ireland, standing outside their farmstead. Date: circa 1904

Cultivating downland under the
Two farmers on tractors with machinery attached, preparing the land for crops. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N18222

Small-Holders. Sealand, 1898. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring
Small-Holders. Sealand, 1898

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte Federal subsistence homesteads. One hundred homes, all occupied, each with nearly an acre of land. Average family income eight hundred dollars per annum

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal homesteads. One hundred occupied homes, each with nearly an acre. Average yearly income eight hundred dollars. California

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Four-bedroom house. Eight in family, six boys, aged one to fourteen. Father is conductor (streetcar), one hundred dollars monthly

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads Four-bedroom house. Eight in family, six boys ages one to fourteen, California. Father is streetcar conductor, one hundred dollars a month

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads. One hundred occupied homes, each with three quarters of an acre. Average yearly income eight hundred dollars. California

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. One hundred occupied homes, each with three quarters of an acre. Average yearly income eight hundred dollars. California

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Two-bedroom house, three in family. Girl eleven. Father truck driver. Earns ninety-five dollars monthly

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Four in family. Three-room house, seventeen dollars and seventy cents rent to apply on purchase. Father's occupation: carpenter

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. One hundred homes, all occupied, each with three quarters of an acre land. Average family income eight hundred dollars per annum

Children at the El Monte subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children at the El Monte subsistence homesteads, California

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte Federal subsistence homesteads. One hundred homes, each with three quarters of an acre land, all occupied. Average family income, eight hundred dollars per annum

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Three-room house seventy dollars and seventy cents monthly. Rent to apply on purchase. Four in family. Father, carpenter, earns seventy dollars monthly

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. One hundred homes, all occupied, each with three quarters of an acre land. Average family income, eight hundred dollars per annum

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. One hundred homes, all occupied, each with three quarters of an acre land. Average family income, eight hundred dollars per annum

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Seventeen dollars and seventy cents rent to apply on purchase of three-room house. California

El Monte federal subsistence housing, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence housing. Three-room house. Seventeen dollars and seventy cents rent applied on purchase. Father: carpenter. California

El Monte federal subsistence housing - 100 homes all occupied, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. One hundred homes. All occupied, each with nearly an acre of ground. Average yearly income eight hundred dollars. California

El Monte federal subsistence housing - 100 homes all occupied, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. 100 homes. All occupied, each with nearly an acre. Average yearly income eight hundred dollars. California

Rural rehabilitation, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Rural rehabilitation, Tulare County, California. In 1936 this family was on relief. With a Farm Security Administration (FSA) loan of seven hundred and eighty dollars

Untitled, 1935-1942. [Rural smallholding]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled, 1935-1942. [Extension being added to a house]

Landscape showing home of FSA borrower... Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Landscape showing home of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower: sage bush, hayfield, farmstead, and cattle in pasture. Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon

The Emmett Smith house, one of the best of the flat, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
The Emmett Smith house, one of the best of the flat. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Sharecropper with wife and child in their... near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecropper with wife and child in their tobacco field. Note that the tobacco grows up to the front porch. Near Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Sharecropper near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecropper with child in their tobacco field. Note that the tobacco grows up to the front porch. Near Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Smallholding
6365253 Smallholding by Jorde, Lars (1865-1939); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A view of Fort Boonesborough in Kentucky, 1778, built by Daniel Boone (1736-1813
PNP245837 A view of Fort Boonesborough in Kentucky, 1778, built by Daniel Boone (1736-1813) printed Louisville, 1901 (litho) by American School

The Allotments of Montmartre
BAL50950 The Allotments of Montmartre by Leprin, Marcel (1891-1933); Petit Palais, Geneva, Switzerland; French, out of copyright

A relief sculpture depicting the new era of powered flight - countryfolk stare in amazement as an aeroplane flies above their smallholding

French Countryfolk and their Pigs - the caption reads: " The campaign to promote repopulation has its effect in the region." !! Date: circa 1920s

Octogenarian Skye crofter, Scotland
Octogenarian Skye crofter outside his cottage, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Spain. Northern peasants. Colored engraving
Spain. Northern peasants. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 19th century. Colored

Around Fier. Rural scenary. Republic of Albania
Rural scenery around the ruins of Apollonia. Fier. Republic of Albania

Crofters grinding corn, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Skye crofters planting potatoes, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Crofters and their cottages, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Knox Ranch, Idaho (oil on canvas)
XTD69835 Knox Ranch, Idaho (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); State Historical Society of Colorado, Denver, USA; American, out of copyright

A Squatters Station, c. 1880, from Australian Pictures by Howard Willoughby
KW330027 A Squatters Station, c.1880, from Australian Pictures by Howard Willoughby, published by the Religious Tract Society, London, 1886 (litho) by English School

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Home Grown
" Every pound you lend today will hasten victory on its way." A little girl and boy proudly water their window box vegetable patch - doing their bit to dig for victory during WW2

An old tire used by a women as a bird feeder. 1936

Snigs End, Gloucestershire, where Feargus O Connor set up a Chartist Land Scheme where allotments of 2 acres and a cottage were made. From The Illustrated London News, February 1850

Domestic Chicken, free-range hens, flock with coop in run on smallholding, England, july

Domestic Pig, Gloucester Old Spot piglets, drinking from tub, freerange on smallholding, Kent, England, july

Domestic Chicken, Goldline hybrid hen, standing, free-range on smallholding, England, september

Domestic Chicken, hen, walking, freerange on smallholding, England, september

Domestic Chicken, Goldline hybrid hens, dust-bathing, free-range on smallholding, England, september

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"Smallholding: A Glimpse into the Rural Life Across Time and Continents" An Irish Country Man and his Donkey, Northern Ireland: In the picturesque countryside of Northern Ireland, an Irish country man tends to his smallholding with the help of his trusty donkey, embodying a timeless connection between man and nature. Cultivating downland under the Octogenarian Skye crofter, Scotland: Amidst the rugged beauty of Scotland's Skye Island, an octogenarian crofter perseveres in cultivating downland on his smallholding, showcasing a lifetime dedication to preserving traditional farming practices. Untitled, 1935-1942 [Rural smallholding]. Creator: Unknown: This enigmatic photograph captures the essence of a rural smallholding during a tumultuous period in history when self-sufficiency became paramount for many families striving to sustain themselves against all odds. Landscape showing home of FSA borrower. . Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange: Dorothea Lange's lens transports us to Nyssa Heights in Oregon where we witness a landscape dotted with humble homes belonging to hardworking individuals who relied on their smallholdings as sources of sustenance and resilience during challenging times. The Emmett Smith house - one of the best of flat Dead Ox Flat - Malheur County, Oregon 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange: Through Dorothea Lange's poignant capture, we glimpse at Emmett Smith's house standing proudly amidst Dead Ox Flat—a testament to how these modest dwellings formed integral parts of thriving smallholdings that shaped communities across America. Sharecropper with wife and child near Chapel Hill North Carolina 1939. Creator:Dorothea Lange: Dorothea Lange immortalizes this sharecropper family, toiling on their smallholding near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.