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A black and white photo of a man riding a bike, Palm Beach, Florida, March 1939.

A black and white photo of a man riding a bike, Palm Beach, Florida, M...

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 large house, Depot in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a large house, Depot in Bethlehem, Pennsylv...

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 statue of a man holding a rifle, Civil War monument. Vicksburg, Mississippi

A black and white photo of a statue of a man holding a rifle, Civil Wa...

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

Corner of room of living quarters provided for Negro strawberry pickers near Independence, Louisiana, April 1939.

Corner of room of living quarters provided for Negro strawberry picker...

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

Outside water supply; Washington, D.C.; September 1935.

Outside water supply; Washington, D.C.; September 1935.

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

A black and white photo of an old house, Detail of boardinghouse. Birmingham, Alabama

A black and white photo of an old house, Detail of boardinghouse. Birm...

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

Steelmill workers' company houses and outhouses. Republic Steel Company, Birmingham, Alabama

Steelmill workers' company houses and outhouses. Republic Steel Compan...

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

An old black and white photo of a shack, Negro housing, Vicksburg, Mississippi

An old black and white photo of a shack, Negro housing, Vicksburg, Mis...

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

A man and a woman sitting on a bench in front of a store, Street scene, Kingwood, West Virginia

A man and a woman sitting on a bench in front of a store, Street scene...

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

Street in Marion, Alabama (before 1920)

Street in Marion, Alabama (before 1920)

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of an old house, Abandoned plantation house, Monticello, Georgia

A black and white photo of an old house, Abandoned plantation house, M...

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

Negro houses, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Negro houses, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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

Circus poster. Alabama - A painting of a group of people standing in front of a wall

Circus poster. Alabama - A painting of a group of people standing in f...

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

Supper time. Drought refugee from Oklahoma, shelterless, hoping to work in the peach harvest. Marysville, California.

Supper time. Drought refugee from Oklahoma, shelterless, hoping to wor...

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

Pare Lorentz and Paul Ivano making Resettlement film near Bakersfield, Calif. 1935.

Pare Lorentz and Paul Ivano making Resettlement film near Bakersfield,...

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

The Bessis Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessis Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River. The lev...

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

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California.

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California.

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

Background for Hightstown project photographs. Seventh Avenue and West 28th Street, New York.

Background for Hightstown project photographs. Seventh Avenue and West...

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

New Jersey cabbages packed for market, near Hammonton, New Jersey.

New Jersey cabbages packed for market, near Hammonton, New Jersey.

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

Dining nook in the model house at Greendale, Wisconsin.

Dining nook in the model house at Greendale, Wisconsin.

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

Skeleton of beef cow developed at the experimental farm of the U.S.D.A. Prince Georges County. Beltsville, Maryland.

Skeleton of beef cow developed at the experimental farm of the U.S.D.A...

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

A woman is working on a machine in a factory, Machine shop. Beltsville, Maryland.

A woman is working on a machine in a factory, Machine shop. Beltsville...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Moisture test for soil, Dept. of Agriculture Experimental Farm. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Moisture test for soil, Dept. of Agriculture Experimental Farm. Prince...

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

Cooperative store of Arthurdale project. Reedsville, West Virginia.

Cooperative store of Arthurdale project. Reedsville, West Virginia.

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

Cows. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Cows. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Dairy. Beltsville, Maryland. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Dairy. Beltsville, Maryland. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Tennessee[?] Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Tennessee[?] Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Housing. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Housing. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Housing, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Housing, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Winter weather delays progress on the foundations of the first unit of houses at the Berwyn project, Maryland

Winter weather delays progress on the foundations of the first unit of...

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

Housing. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Housing. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Tar papered house in New Jersey.

Tar papered house in New Jersey.

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

Tar papered home. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Tar papered home. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photograph...

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

New Jersey farmhouse. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

New Jersey farmhouse. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

New Jersey farmhouse. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

New Jersey farmhouse. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

egro shack. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

egro shack. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Tar papered home. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Tar papered home. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photograph...

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

Project field office of Crabtree Creek, Recreational Demonstration Area, near Raleigh, North Carolina.

Project field office of Crabtree Creek, Recreational Demonstration Are...

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

Theatre on 9th Street. Washington, D.C

Theatre on 9th Street. Washington, D.C

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

Children at play in the slum district of St. Louis, Missouri.

Children at play in the slum district of St. Louis, Missouri.

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

Farmer unloading pulpwood. Coos County, New Hampshire. 1936.

Farmer unloading pulpwood. Coos County, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

Ski tow. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

Ski tow. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

Interior of a grocery store showing the meat counter.

Interior of a grocery store showing the meat counter.

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

A woman standing in front of a store, Street scene, Lancaster, New Hampshire.

A woman standing in front of a store, Street scene, Lancaster, New Ham...

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

An old black and white photo of a woman wearing a fur coat, Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

An old black and white photo of a woman wearing a fur coat, Lancaster,...

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

Interior of a grocery store. Dressed poultry.

Interior of a grocery store. Dressed poultry.

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a telephone pole, Loading logs. McMinnville, Oregon.

A black and white photo of a telephone pole, Loading logs. McMinnville...

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

A horse pulling a plow in front of a house, Falls City Farmsteads, Nebraska.

A horse pulling a plow in front of a house, Falls City Farmsteads, Neb...

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

View of Bankhead, Alabama, the mining town in which J.H. Clouse lived before he moved to Bankhead Farms.

View of Bankhead, Alabama, the mining town in which J.H. Clouse lived ...

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

Neighbor paying a visit. Greenbelt, Maryland.

Neighbor paying a visit. Greenbelt, Maryland.

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

Family of Negro sharecropper, Little Rock, Arkansas

Family of Negro sharecropper, Little Rock, Arkansas

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

Wife and child of sharecropper, Arkansas

Wife and child of sharecropper, Arkansas

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

Marked Tree, Arkansas - An old black and white photo of a man holding an umbrella

Marked Tree, Arkansas - An old black and white photo of a man holding ...

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

Children of rehabilitation client, Maria plantation, Arkansas

Children of rehabilitation client, Maria plantation, Arkansas

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

Family of rehabilitation client, Boone County, Arkansas

Family of rehabilitation client, Boone County, Arkansas

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

Resettled sharecropper's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

Resettled sharecropper's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

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

A young boy sitting on a bed with a dog, Sharecropper's child, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A young boy sitting on a bed with a dog, Sharecropper's child, Pulaski...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a person's feet on a bench, Tenant farmer, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a person's feet on a bench, Tenant farmer, ...

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

Barn. Arkansas? - An old black and white photo of a building

Barn. Arkansas? - An old black and white photo of a building

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

Wife and children of sharecropper. Arkansas

Wife and children of sharecropper. Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene in Smithland, Kentucky, man, woman, and child

Scene in Smithland, Kentucky, man, woman, and child

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men standing next to a car, Religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

A group of men standing next to a car, Religious meeting, Nashville, T...

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

Street scene [with trained bear], New Orleans, Louisiana

Street scene [with trained bear], New Orleans, Louisiana

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

A man sitting on a bench smoking a cigarette, Resident of Smithland, Kentucky

A man sitting on a bench smoking a cigarette, Resident of Smithland, K...

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

Two women walking along street, Natchez, Mississippi

Two women walking along street, Natchez, Mississippi

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

A group of children standing next to each other, Interior of Ozark school, Arkansas

A group of children standing next to each other, Interior of Ozark sch...

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

Street scene [church steps] in New Orleans, Louisiana

Street scene [church steps] in New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for relief food

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for ...

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

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for relief food

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for ...

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

Liberty, unincorporated, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia. Negro family living in Moose Hall

Liberty, unincorporated, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virgini...

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

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for relief food

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for ...

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

Watching football game, Star City, West Virginia

Watching football game, Star City, West Virginia

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

A black and white photo of two men smoking, Unemployed trappers, Louisiana

A black and white photo of two men smoking, Unemployed trappers, Louis...

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

A black and white photo of a group of children, Red House, West Virginia, schoolchildren

A black and white photo of a group of children, Red House, West Virgin...

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

A group of men standing next to each other, Maynardville, Tennessee

A group of men standing next to each other, Maynardville, Tennessee

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

School children at Red House, West Virginia

School children at Red House, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, tenant farmers

Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, tenant farmers

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

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, Middlesboro, Kentucky, street scene

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, Middlesboro, Kentucky, s...

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

A group of men standing in front of a brick building, Medicine show, Huntingdon, Tennessee

A group of men standing in front of a brick building, Medicine show, H...

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

Remains of old Gulf States paper mill, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Remains of old Gulf States paper mill, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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

An old photo of two women standing in a doorway, Strawberry growers, Hammond, Louisiana

An old photo of two women standing in a doorway, Strawberry growers, H...

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

Scene in Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

Scene in Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

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

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat, Medicine show audience, Huntingdon, Tennessee

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat, Medicine show audi...

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

New Orleans, Louisiana. Jackson Square. The Cabildo

New Orleans, Louisiana. Jackson Square. The Cabildo

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 man wearing a hat, Strawberry grower, Amite City, Louisiana

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat, Strawberry grower, Ami...

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

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Bringing in scabs, New Orleans, Louisiana

Bringing in scabs, New Orleans, Louisiana

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miner working with Consolidated Coal Company, Kentucky

Miner working with Consolidated Coal Company, Kentucky

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

A black and white photo of three children, [Movie theater]. New Orleans, Louisiana

A black and white photo of three children, [Movie theater]. New Orlean...

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

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a cart, Williamson, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a cart, Williamson, West Vi...

Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Omar, West Virginia - A couple of men sitting on a train track

Omar, West Virginia - A couple of men sitting on a train track

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

Band rehearsal, Red House, West Virginia

Band rehearsal, Red House, West Virginia

Public domain photograph of music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Models made by children in project study, Arthurdale, West Virginia

Models made by children in project study, Arthurdale, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washing a prize bull at the dairy barn, Red House, West Virginia

Washing a prize bull at the dairy barn, Red House, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural farming landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, farmers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Westmoreland homesteader playing a mouth organ and a guitar, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland homesteader playing a mouth organ and a guitar, Pennsylva...

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

The main street of Lancaster, Ohio

The main street of Lancaster, Ohio

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

Dinner during wheat harvest time, central Ohio

Dinner during wheat harvest time, central Ohio

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

A black and white photo of a statue of a man on a horse, Statue of Sheridan, Somerset, Ohio

A black and white photo of a statue of a man on a horse, Statue of She...

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

Pastor greeting his parishioners, Linworth, Ohio

Pastor greeting his parishioners, Linworth, Ohio

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

A man riding a horse drawn carriage through a corn field, Cultivating corn, central Ohio

A man riding a horse drawn carriage through a corn field, Cultivating ...

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

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