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Beginning in 1935, the Farm Security Administration (FSA) provided help to poor farmers facing severe setbacks during the Great Depression. Young photographers were sent into every corner of rural America to tell stories of struggle and courage. The work of these FSA photographers, including Jack Delano, Russell Lee, and John Collier, Jr., became a powerful tool for social reform. John Collier, Jr is credited with creating the field of visual anthropology. Behind the Image features the three New Mexico Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographers: Russel Lee, John Collier and Jack Delano. Their photographs were shown to family members from the Peñasco area to call-up memories about the way of life during The Great Depression. The program was produced in 1993 to accompany the NM Museum of Fine Arts exhibition on the FSA photographers.

For centuries, villagers of Northern New Mexico survived from hard work, religious faith and families helping one another. After WWII, when the barter system transitioned to a cash economy, many left for work and a formal education. Newcomers moved in, adding tension around who may claim a sense of belonging.

In the remote village of Cañones, New Mexico the building of an early childhood center is met with community enthusiasm and criticism. How community needs are assessed and matched are the focal point of this story, funded through Save the Children.

Tesuque Pueblo reconnects with traditional and contemporary farming practices to rekindle community participation and cultural values.

Join the Lopez family from Las Trampas to learn traditional methods of preserving the harvest, by making Chicos, drying fruits and preparing elk for carne seco. Experience how time-honored traditions are culturally relevant and instructionally useful.

Join the Lopez family from Las Trampas to learn traditional methods of preserving the harvest, by making Chicos, drying fruits and preparing elk for carne seco. Experience how time-honored traditions are culturally relevant and instructionally useful.

In a small town in Northern New Mexico the Martinez family learns how to conserve energy and retrofit an old adobe house to be an energy efficient home.

In a small town in Northern New Mexico the Martinez family learns how to conserve energy and retrofit an old adobe house to be an energy efficient home.

New Mexico State Engineers and the Interstate Stream Commission sponsored this film to tell the story of New Mexico’s unique irrigation systems and reliance on the fabric of community, history and culture.