The Back Yard as Work Space
Title
The Back Yard as Work Space
Description
Unidentified women pose near corn stalks. During the 1800s back yards were work spaces. A vegetable garden, refuse pile, livestock, and the outhouse were in the back yard. As automobiles became more common in the early 1900s, garages were placed at the back edge of the lot in case of fires as cars use flammable gasoline. During World War I (1917 - 1919) the back yard became a place to grow liberty gardens to increase available food supplies.
Date
circa 1915 - 1920
Rights
Midway Village Museum
Type
Still Image
Identifier
74.595.629
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
3.5" x 5.75"
Collection
Citation
“The Back Yard as Work Space,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed February 15, 2025, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/4391.