Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Starving cow and horse brought by farmers to the State Capitol

As the depression dragged on, farmers became more desperate for assistance from the Government. This photograph shows a group of farmers who brought starving livestock to the State Capitol to make lawmakers see the urgency of their demand for relief.

Creator: St. Paul Daily News
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1935
Identifer: location SA5.2 p8

Starving cow and horse brought by farmers to the State Capitol