Russell Lee: Pie Town Photographs
The remote homesteading community Lee documented in 1940 in his most celebrated series, in both black-and-white and color.
Sons of Mr. Leatherman in burro-drawn cart, Pie Town, New…
1940
Postmaster and his wife. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
At the women's extension club meeting. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Secretary of the women's extension club. Pie Town, New…
1940
Farmers at Farm Bureau meeting. Mr. Craig is on the right.…
1940
Farmer in the cafe. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Mother and daughter working in the kitchen of the cafe at…
1940
Mr. and Mrs. Caudill milking. They have six cows, two…
1940
Refreshments at Forty-two party. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
A hand of poker at the Forty-two party. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Josie Caudill asleep at Forty-two party. Pie Town, New…
1940
Homesteaders playing Forty-two. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Dike near Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Fence made of dead trees and brush. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Abandoned well on farm at Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Farmer coming across stile on his farm. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Farmer and his younger brother with tractor which has been…
1940
Farm boy drinking at the well. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Homemade harrow on farm. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Bedroom in homesteader's loghouse. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Farmer and his brother making music. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Friendship quilt. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Mrs. Bill Stagg, homesteader's wife, putting the coffee on…
1940
Farmers and their families enjoying the literary society…
1940
John Adams reading his part of the program at the literary…
1940
Farmers and wives singing at the literary society. Pie…
1940
Homesteader's daughter giving a recitation at the literary…
1940
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1940
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1940
Mrs. Bill Stagg drawing water from her well, which is in…
1940
Sunday school in the Farm Bureau building. Pie Town, New…
1940
Mr. Whinery, homesteader and licensed preacher, reading the…
1940
Reading part of a lesson at Sunday school. Pie Town, New…
1940
Mr. Leatherman, homesteader from Texas, leading the singing…
1940
Sunday school singing. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Singing at Sunday school. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Youngsters modeling in clay at the private school in the…
1940
Calves in the slab barn of homesteader. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Fence, gate, and barn made of slabs on homesteader's farm.…
1940
Home of the George Huttons, homesteaders, from Maud,…
1940
Mrs. George Hutton putting the food on the table for…
1940
The Huttons' grandson putting on the table cloth. Pie Town,…
1940
Mrs. George Hutton feeding her chickens. Pie Town, New…
1940
On the farm of the Huttons. Notice the seed bed by the…
1940
Schoolchildrens' band. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
The school day opens with prayer at private school at the…
1940
Farmers and their wives eating ice cream. Pie Town, New…
1940
Mrs. Holley, Sr., dishing up ice cream. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Singing at church services. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Sunday school. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
School in the Farm Bureau building. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Schoolchildren. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Jack Whinery fencing with handsplit rails on his homestead…
1940
Daughter of homesteader getting chicken feed in slab shed.…
1940
George Hutton working at the small sawmill which he built…
1940
George Hutton examining ground to see if beans are…
1940
George Hutton with his tractor. He is one of the few…
1940
George Hutton Sr., in the machine shop on his farm. Pie…
1940
Postmaster at Pie Town, New Mexico, taking a mail sack from…
1940
Stage in front of the post office at Pie Town, New Mexico.…
1940
Mr. Keele, merchant and president of the Farm Bureau,…
1940
The gasoline pumps at Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Garage owner and farmer working on a car. Pie Town, New…
1940
Garage owner and farmer working on a car. Pie Town, New…
1940
Jack Whinery's young son coming down the steps into the…
1940
Mrs. Hutton in her storage cellar. Mrs. Hutton said, "You…
1940
George Hutton, Jr., papering the kitchen for his mother.…
1940
Mr. and Mrs. George Hutton, Sr., homesteaders from…
1940
Women fix each other's hair in the absence of a beauty shop…
1940
Jack Whinery fencing. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Shed made of slabs and parts of an old automobile. Pie…
1940
New adobe house of homesteader at Pie Town, New Mexico.…
1940
Mrs. Bill Stagg exhibiting a quilt made from tobacco sacks…
1940
Quilt made by Mrs. Bill Stagg. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Group at the literary society. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Mr. Besson, president of the literary society holds the…
1940
Singing at the literary society meeting. Pie Town, New…
1940
Farm boy reading jokes as his part of the program at the…
1940
Farmer, his wife, and brother in close harmony. Pie Town,…
1940
In the farm home of Bill Staggs. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Jack Whinery leading the Sunday school discussion. Pie…
1940
Sunday school in the Farm Bureau building. Pie Town, New…
1940
Youngsters' Sunday school class at the Farm Bureau…
1940
Farmer and his wife leading the singing at Sunday school.…
1940
Dugout home of Faro and Doris Caudill. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Mrs. Faro Caudill settling out cabbage plants in her…
1940
Mrs. Holley Sr. eating ice cream from the dasher. Pie Town,…
1940
Farmers eating ice cream. Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Farmers freezing ice cream. Pie Town, New Mexico. There is…
1940