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Description
The photograph is of a country road through Benton County, Iowa, in August of 2016. On both sides of the road are fields of corn, which appears to be the only crop being grown for miles. Benton County is on the eastern side of the state, near towns and cities such as Vinton and Cedar Rapids.
Source-Dependent Questions
- Analyze the way this image represents farming and farm life, and explain what you see.
- How many people do you see in the picture?
- How many different types of crops can you count in the image?
- How is this image similar/different from the previous image titled “Farm” and the letter from Giles S. Thomas to the Thomas family?
Citation Information
Highsmith, Carol M., "Rolling country road and crops in Benton County, Iowa," 8 August 2016. Courtesy of Library of Congress