"Farm Aid" Program, September 22, 1985

THF732486 / "Farm Aid" Program, September 22, 1985
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Artifact Overview

High interest rates on loans and declining farm income destabilized the farm economy during the 1980s. Heavily mortgaged farmers lost everything, and suicide rates escalated. Recording artists Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp and Neil Young joined with other singers to stage the first Farm Aid concert at the University of Illinois on 22 September 1985.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Program (Document)

Date Made

1985

Subject Date

22 September 1985

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2025.283.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Debra Reid.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 in
Width: 8.75 in