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A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Sawmill. Irwinville Farms, Georgia. 1935

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Sawmill. Irwinv...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Home of a mountain family who will be resettled on new land. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Home of a mountain family who will be resettled on new land. Shenandoa...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Inhabitants of Nethers in front of post office. Virginia

Inhabitants of Nethers in front of post office. Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Home of [Dodson] family which is to be moved to Shenandoah National Park Homesteads. Old Rag, Virginia

Home of [Dodson] family which is to be moved to Shenandoah National Pa...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Ovens used for cooking and baking at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

Ovens used for cooking and baking at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Wife and child of a sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas

Wife and child of a sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Daughter of sharecropper, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Daughter of sharecropper, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Sharecropper and children in front of company house. Wilson cotton plantation, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Sharecropper and children in front of company house. Wilson cotton pla...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Family of resettled farmer. Dyess Colony, Miss. Co., Ark. 1935

Family of resettled farmer. Dyess Colony, Miss. Co., Ark. 1935

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wife and child of a sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas

Wife and child of a sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

House at Tupelo, Miss - An old black and white photo of a house

House at Tupelo, Miss - An old black and white photo of a house

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a small cabin, Farm in Lauderdale County, Mississippi

A black and white photo of a small cabin, Farm in Lauderdale County, M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Turpentine distillery near the project, Irwin County, Georgia

Turpentine distillery near the project, Irwin County, Georgia

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Son of sharecropper who will be resettled on the Irwinville Farms Project, Georgia

Son of sharecropper who will be resettled on the Irwinville Farms Proj...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Son of squatter, [Blue Ridge Mountains,] Virginia

Son of squatter, [Blue Ridge Mountains,] Virginia

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Schoolteacher at Corbin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Schoolteacher at Corbin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teacher, teaching, studying, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Resident of Corbin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia?

Resident of Corbin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia?

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dicee Corbin with some of her children and grandchildren, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Dicee Corbin with some of her children and grandchildren, Shenandoah N...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Two of Mrs. Brown's grandchildren, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, Old Rag

Two of Mrs. Brown's grandchildren, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A street in the Negro section of Belle Glade, Florida

A street in the Negro section of Belle Glade, Florida

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Car used by migrant agricultural workers; the rear has been fixed up as a bed, near Winter Haven, Florida

Car used by migrant agricultural workers; the rear has been fixed up a...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Winter logging operations. Coos County, New Hampshire

Winter logging operations. Coos County, New Hampshire

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men standing next to each other, Coal miners, Birmingham, Alabama

A group of men standing next to each other, Coal miners, Birmingham, A...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of coal miners, workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Duane Seely, neighbor of Anton Weber, Tompkins County, New York

Duane Seely, neighbor of Anton Weber, Tompkins County, New York

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Barn and silo on Anton Weber's farm, Tompkins County, New York

Barn and silo on Anton Weber's farm, Tompkins County, New York

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tractors used in cultivation, Wabash Farms, Indiana

Tractors used in cultivation, Wabash Farms, Indiana

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Proprietor of a Greek coffee shop, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Proprietor of a Greek coffee shop, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tapping a blast furnace, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tapping a blast furnace, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Following a strip through the rolling mill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Following a strip through the rolling mill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of people standing on a snowy street, Main street, Herrin, Illinois

A couple of people standing on a snowy street, Main street, Herrin, Il...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Evicted sharecroppers on Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

Evicted sharecroppers on Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Burning coke ovens, Smithers, West Virginia

Burning coke ovens, Smithers, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A group of people standing in front of a building, Religious parade, Romney, West Virginia

A group of people standing in front of a building, Religious parade, R...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bridge across Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Bridge across Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a wagon with sheep in the background, Sheepherder's wagon, Rosebud County, Montana

A black and white photo of a wagon with sheep in the background, Sheep...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry Lundgren, manager of Brondtjen Dairy Farm, Dakota County, Minnesota

Henry Lundgren, manager of Brondtjen Dairy Farm, Dakota County, Minnes...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Ferris wheel ride, carnival, Brownsville, Texas

Ferris wheel ride, carnival, Brownsville, Texas

Public domain image of carnival, parade, celebration, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Dust piled up around farmhouse. [Cimarron County?,] Oklahoma

Dust piled up around farmhouse. [Cimarron County?,] Oklahoma

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Farm wife and child who are to be removed to better farmland while present will revert to grazing land. Oneida County, Idaho

Farm wife and child who are to be removed to better farmland while pre...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A piece of paper with writing on it, Canning kitchen. Pope County, Arkansas

A piece of paper with writing on it, Canning kitchen. Pope County, Ark...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a pope, Catholic church priest, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, Maryland

Main street of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon, Maryland

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Going to church on Sunday morning, Hamilton, Montana

Going to church on Sunday morning, Hamilton, Montana

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sam Corbin, who will be resettled on new land. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Sam Corbin, who will be resettled on new land. Shenandoah National Par...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Barn being constructed at Penderlea Farms, North Carolina

Barn being constructed at Penderlea Farms, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rehabilitation client and son, Pike County, Mississippi

Rehabilitation client and son, Pike County, Mississippi

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fishing boats that have helped provide a supplementary income for many of the former sugarcane growers in this section of Louisiana

Fishing boats that have helped provide a supplementary income for many...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Child of North Carolina sharecropper, North Carolina

Child of North Carolina sharecropper, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Corbin Hollow boy, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Corbin Hollow boy, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Virgie Corbin, Blue Ridge Mountain Girl. This girl who is about sixteen has the mentality of a child of seven. She has never advanced beyond the second grade. [Corbin Hollow?,] Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Virgie Corbin, Blue Ridge Mountain Girl. This girl who is about sixtee...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Children of Charlie Nicholson who is being resettled on new land, Virginia

Children of Charlie Nicholson who is being resettled on new land, Virg...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Half-wit Corbin Hollow boy, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Half-wit Corbin Hollow boy, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of people standing on top of a snow covered slope, Snow carnival, New Hampshire (Lancaster)

A group of people standing on top of a snow covered slope, Snow carniv...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cutting ice on the Ottaquetchee [Ottauquechee] River, Coos County, New Hampshire

Cutting ice on the Ottaquetchee [Ottauquechee] River, Coos County, New...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winter landscape. Coos County, New Hampshire?

Winter landscape. Coos County, New Hampshire?

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mexican rehabilitation clients. Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Mexican rehabilitation clients. Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Packing celery at Sanford, Florida. Many of these workers are migrants

Packing celery at Sanford, Florida. Many of these workers are migrants

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The family of a migratory fruit worker from Tennessee now camped in a field near the packinghouse at Winter Haven, Florida

The family of a migratory fruit worker from Tennessee now camped in a ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Grant Hallett, resettled tenant farmer, Tompkins County, New York

U.S. Grant Hallett, resettled tenant farmer, Tompkins County, New York

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lamb, sheep, goat, livestock, farm animals, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of two horses pulling a plow, Cutting hay, Windsor County, Vermont

A black and white photo of two horses pulling a plow, Cutting hay, Win...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Following a strip through the rolling mill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Following a strip through the rolling mill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cranberry pickers getting into truck that will carry them back to Philadelphia, Burlington County, New Jersey

Cranberry pickers getting into truck that will carry them back to Phil...

Public domain photograph of New Jersey during the Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Water supply at cranberry picker's shack, Burlington County, New Jersey

Water supply at cranberry picker's shack, Burlington County, New Jerse...

Public domain photograph of New Jersey during the Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Girl picking cranberries, Burlington County, New Jersey

Girl picking cranberries, Burlington County, New Jersey

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Indian on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, New Mexico

Indian on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, New Mexico

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, Indian reservation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Real estate speculators try to induce people from nearby cities to settle unproductive land, Burlington County, New Jersey

Real estate speculators try to induce people from nearby cities to set...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Temporary schoolhouse. Bosque Farms, New Mexico

Temporary schoolhouse. Bosque Farms, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

View of Longview Homesteads. Longview, Washington

View of Longview Homesteads. Longview, Washington

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Dumping coal from the tipple of Blue Ribbon No. 2 mine. Williamson County, Illinois

Dumping coal from the tipple of Blue Ribbon No. 2 mine. Williamson Cou...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of coal miners, workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Resettled farmer with barn and team obtained through FSA (Farm Security Administration), Fairfield Bench Farms, Montana

Resettled farmer with barn and team obtained through FSA (Farm Securit...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Loading the roundup trucks, Quarter Circle U Ranch, Big Horn County, Montana

Loading the roundup trucks, Quarter Circle U Ranch, Big Horn County, M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man leaning against a wall, Sheepshearer washing, Rosebud County, Montana

A black and white photo of a man leaning against a wall, Sheepshearer ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man falling off a horse, Bulldogging, rodeo, Miles City, Montana

A black and white photo of a man falling off a horse, Bulldogging, rod...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dust bowl farmer raising fence to keep it from being buried under drifting sand. Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Dust bowl farmer raising fence to keep it from being buried under drif...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ross County, Ohio. Bus on U.S. Highway snow drifted

Ross County, Ohio. Bus on U.S. Highway snow drifted

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Highway U.S. 50, Ross County, Ohio

Highway U.S. 50, Ross County, Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Abandoned farm in the dust bowl area. [Cimarron County,] Oklahoma

Abandoned farm in the dust bowl area. [Cimarron County,] Oklahoma

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dust storm damage. Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Dust storm damage. Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drovers at rest in stockyards. Kansas City, Kansas

Drovers at rest in stockyards. Kansas City, Kansas

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A piece of paper with writing on it, View. Tupelo Homesteads. Tupelo, Mississippi

A piece of paper with writing on it, View. Tupelo Homesteads. Tupelo, ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sam Corbin, who will be resettled on new land. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Sam Corbin, who will be resettled on new land. Shenandoah National Par...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fennel Corbin. [Corbin Hollow,] Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Fennel Corbin. [Corbin Hollow,] Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

House inhabited by family to be resettled on Wolf Creek Farms, Georgia

House inhabited by family to be resettled on Wolf Creek Farms, Georgia

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New house under construction. Irwinville Farms, Georgia

New house under construction. Irwinville Farms, Georgia

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Abandoned colonial mansion. Fuquay Springs. North Carolina

Abandoned colonial mansion. Fuquay Springs. North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Farmer who has been resettled on good land, Dyess Colony, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Farmer who has been resettled on good land, Dyess Colony, Mississippi ...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a farm, Erosion on a Missouri farm

A black and white photo of a farm, Erosion on a Missouri farm

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An old photo of a young boy in overalls, Sharecropper's son, Ozark Mountains, Arkansas

An old photo of a young boy in overalls, Sharecropper's son, Ozark Mou...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Family of resettled farmer. Dyess Colony, Miss. Co., Ark. 1935

Family of resettled farmer. Dyess Colony, Miss. Co., Ark. 1935

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Son of sharecropper to be resettled on Skyline Farms, Alabama

Son of sharecropper to be resettled on Skyline Farms, Alabama

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

House and barn of negro rehabilitation client, Tangipahoa Parish, La. 1935

House and barn of negro rehabilitation client, Tangipahoa Parish, La. ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fannie Corbin with some of her children, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Fannie Corbin with some of her children, Shenandoah National Park, Vir...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Home of Fannie Corbin, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. House on Corbin Hollow farm

Home of Fannie Corbin, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. House on Co...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Woman resident of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Woman resident of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Corbin Hollow [Dicee Corbin and daughter]. Shenandoah National Park, Va. 1935

Corbin Hollow [Dicee Corbin and daughter]. Shenandoah National Park, V...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Scene in the Negro section of Belle Glade, Florida

Scene in the Negro section of Belle Glade, Florida

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Rolling bleaching paper used to keep celery stalks white, Sanford, Florida

Rolling bleaching paper used to keep celery stalks white, Sanford, Flo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas

Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A man standing in front of a garage sign, Street corner, Rockland, Maine

A man standing in front of a garage sign, Street corner, Rockland, Mai...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Latest type of listing machine in operation. Carson County, Texas

Latest type of listing machine in operation. Carson County, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a view of a city, Inclined railway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a view of a city, Inclined railway, Pittsbu...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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