Step back in time with us as we take a look at a fascinating time in North Dakota’s history through the very homes of the people who lived here. It’s a far cry from the modern luxuries we have today – but back then, it was just how things were. From inside and out, we’ll take a look at just how life was back then. It will easily open your eyes to a completely different time. Keep scrolling and see for yourself:
- This large and beautiful home was photographed in Starkweather, ND with a cow out in the front yard.
John Vachon/yale.edu
- The inside of a North Dakota home in the late 1930s. This was in a kitchen in a Cavalier County home, where the dog was sleeping under the table.
John Vachon/yale.edu
- A homestead made of sod blocks, or a sod house, that was common back in the day. Taken near Bowman, ND in 1936.
Arthur Rothstein/yale.edu
- Another common form of housing in the 1930s similar to the “man camps” that existed in the most recent oil boom in the west - miner shacks. This was taken in Burlington, ND in 1936.
Arthur Rothstein/yale.edu
- A small farmhouse in Ward County, ND.
John Vachon/yale.edu
- Busy inside a Crosby, ND house’s kitchen, this woman was doing the laundry the old fashioned way.
Russell Lee/yale.edu
- This photo wasn’t taken in the winter, it was taken in July. This large homestead in Saint Anthony, ND was struck by the heavy droughts of the times in the mid 1930s.
Arthur Rothstein/yale.edu
- This entire family lived in this farmhouse near Williston, ND.
Russell Lee/yale.edu
- Winter in North Dakota back then. This house was in Adams County. The resident here can be seen taking in overalls that had frozen stiff on the line outside.
John Vachon/yale.edu
- A simple, yet effective, sod house in Williams County, ND. This photo was taken in 1937.
Russell Lee/yale.edu
- A home in Divide County, ND, photographed in 1937.
Russell Lee/yale.edu
Do you have any stories from parents, grandparents, great grandparents, or of your own from North Dakota’s history and living here? We’d love to hear them! And in the mean time, we have more fascinating historic photographs from this beautiful state right here.
John Vachon/yale.edu
Arthur Rothstein/yale.edu
Russell Lee/yale.edu
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