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The following index includes photographs used in the Sevier County Oral History Project. Clicking on the images or title will present a larger or complete view of the image. These images have been added to the synopses of the interviews, but not to the interview transcripts.
| Richfield Main Street, February 2, 1938 This view of Main Street, seen from First South, shows business trying to survive. Sevier County was particularly affected by the 1934 drought. |  |
| Richfield High School. January 30, 1938. During the Depression years, high school marked the end of education for numerous students. |  |
| Richfield High School Honors English Students Richfield High School Honors English Students who served as interviewers for the Great Depression Oral History Project. |  |
| Interviewers Richfield High School student researchers pour over histories to get advice quotes for the depression display board they prepared for the Utah State History Fair competition. |  |
| Interviewees Clara Jensen,Ruth Hansen, Lorna Jensen, Jay Spencer, and Joe Gentry are recognized at Great Depression Era program held at Richfield High School on February 24, 1998. |  |
| Verla Breinholt Verla felt fortunate to have an attractive dress for graduation. Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Joe Gentry The National Youth Administration helped to pay for Joe Gentry's education at BYU. Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Clara Jensen's Husband Clara Jensen's husband bought this cow March 17, 1939 for $65.00 and later he sold it on November 12, 1940 for $200.00. Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Clara Jensen Coca Cola was an option for Clara Jensen when she had a nickel. Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Lorna Jensen Lorna Jensen's first husband died of a brain tumor. Left with a child, she went away to cosmetology school to support herself. Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Cherril Ogden Cherril Ogden shares lyrics from a depression era popular song: "Give me a date and a Ford V8 with a rumble seat built for two—and let me wahoo, wahoo, wahoo." Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Luzon Peterson Nurse Luzon Peterson poses with two of her patients at Salt Lake General Hospital in 1934. Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Jean Rowley Shown standing next to a car belonging to Leonard Meacham, Jean's husband, are Lorna Jensen and her second husband, Tell. Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Kenneth Shell Teacher Judy Busk's father, Kenneth Shell. |  |
| Etheleen Shell Teacher Judy Busk's mother, Etheleen Shell. |  |
| Etheleen and Kenneth Shell Etheleen and Kenneth Shell, shown here with daughter Judy in California, finally achieved job security when World War II started... See: Frugality: Legacy of the Lean Years |  |
| Etheleen Shell Etheleen (right), shown with a friend at a party, worked hard earning money to buy clothes. See: Frugality: Legacy of the Lean Years |  |
| Jay Spencer Jay Spencer is shown with his family during the 1930s. He worked hard to support them. Transcript | Synopsis |  |
| Jay Spencer Jay Spencer when a young child. |  |
| Rhoda Winkel Rhoda Winkel as a child. |  |
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