by Caroline McCarty

The third installment of a series of then and now photos, the “then” photographs, were taken between 1935-1944 by employees of the U.S. governement for the Farm Security Administration to document rural poverty in order to better educate the public and find methods of improvement. The “now” photographs were taken by Caroline McCarty in an effort to document change and development in those same areas.

Saddle Shop, Miles City, Montana, June, 1939 by Arthur Rothstein. Courtesy of the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov)

Previous location of Saddle Shop, Miles City, Montana, March 2008, by Caroline McCarty

Current location of the Miles City Saddlery, across the street from the original location, pictured above. March 2008. by Caroline McCarty

To make any time travel photo requests related or unrelated to the Farm Security Administration project, please contact Caroline McCarty at Caroline@highcontrastreview.com