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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.

"At a pea vinery," central Ohio. Loading waste to be taken back to his farm for feeding

"At a pea vinery," central Ohio. Loading waste to be taken back to his...

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

A group of men standing next to each other, Stock Cooperative Association, central Ohio

A group of men standing next to each other, Stock Cooperative Associat...

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

An old black and white photo of a man driving a horse drawn carriage t...

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

A group of people standing outside of a church, Linworth, Ohio. People leaving church

A group of people standing outside of a church, Linworth, Ohio. People...

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

Stained glass windows in church at Woodstock, Ohio

Stained glass windows in church at Woodstock, Ohio

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

Sign advertising county fair, central Ohio

Sign advertising county fair, central Ohio

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

Marked Tree, Arkansas - A black and white photo of people standing outside of a building

Marked Tree, Arkansas - A black and white photo of people standing out...

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

Children of Sam Nichols, tenant farmer, Boone County, Arkansas

Children of Sam Nichols, tenant farmer, Boone County, Arkansas

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

Kimball, West Virginia - A black and white photo of an old town

Kimball, West Virginia - A black and white photo of an old town

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

Jack Cutter, resident of FSA (Farm Security Administration) trailer camp, winding an armature at General Electric plant. Erie, Pennsylvania.

Jack Cutter, resident of FSA (Farm Security Administration) trailer ca...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Outdoor portrait of man in cloth cap

Outdoor portrait of man in cloth cap

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cumberland Farms - organized rural community - Alabama - interior of house
FHA (Federal Housing Administration) low income housing project. Holyoke, Massachusetts

FHA (Federal Housing Administration) low income housing project. Holyo...

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

Church service in the Negro church, Woodville, Greene County, Georgia, October 1941.

Church service in the Negro church, Woodville, Greene County, Georgia,...

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

Old brown stonehouses now occupied by Negroes in Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

Old brown stonehouses now occupied by Negroes in Chicago, Illinois, Ap...

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

Crowds watching roller-skating exhibition, Chicago, Illinois.

Crowds watching roller-skating exhibition, Chicago, Illinois.

Public domain image - Chicago, Illinois history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a rocky area, Erosion near Jackson, Mississippi

A black and white photo of a rocky area, Erosion near Jackson, Mississ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro shack. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

Negro shack. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

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

Lumberjack. Coos County, New Hampshire. 1936.

Lumberjack. Coos County, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

Slalom race. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

Slalom race. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

House model prepared by architectural section Region 1. New Haven, Conn.

House model prepared by architectural section Region 1. New Haven, Con...

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

Members of the Musgrove family, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Members of the Musgrove family, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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

A group of men standing in front of a store, Scene at Smithland, Kentucky

A group of men standing in front of a store, Scene at Smithland, Kentu...

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

Sharecropper. Arkansas - A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat

Sharecropper. Arkansas - A black and white photo of a man wearing a ha...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wife and children of sharecropper. Arkansas

Wife and children of sharecropper. Arkansas

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

Scene [shoe shiner] in Natchez, Mississippi

Scene [shoe shiner] in Natchez, Mississippi

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

Sunday in Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

Sunday in Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

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

Group of coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky

Group of coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky

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

Loafers on street corner, small town, Ohio

Loafers on street corner, small town, Ohio

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 church with a steeple, Country church, Monona County, Iowa.

A black and white photo of a church with a steeple, Country church, Mo...

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

Mrs. Bailey Nicholson, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Mrs. Bailey Nicholson, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

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

Sugar beet field showing tractor with plowshare attached and Mexican operator. California.

Sugar beet field showing tractor with plowshare attached and Mexican o...

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

Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

King farm optioned for wild life area, near Rensselaer, New York.

King farm optioned for wild life area, near Rensselaer, New York.

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

Scott's Run mining camps near Morgantown, West Virginia. View near Osage

Scott's Run mining camps near Morgantown, West Virginia. View near Osa...

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

Steelmill workers' houses, company owned. Vicinity of Birmingham, Alabama

Steelmill workers' houses, company owned. Vicinity of Birmingham, Alab...

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, New Orleans garage mechanic. Louisiana

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat, New Orleans garage mec...

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 store front, Mississippi general store front

A black and white photo of a store front, Mississippi general store fr...

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 pile of dirt, Sharecropper's grave. Hale County, Alabama

A black and white photo of a pile of dirt, Sharecropper's grave. Hale ...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

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

Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

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

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

Sharecropper Bud Fields and his family at home. Hale County, Alabama

Sharecropper Bud Fields and his family at home. Hale County, Alabama

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

A black and white photo of a gas station, Highway corner. Reedsville, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a gas station, Highway corner. Reedsville, ...

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

efferson furnace-made iron for "Monitor" in Civil War, not far from Jackson, Ohio

efferson furnace-made iron for "Monitor" in Civil War, not far from Ja...

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

Temporary home of a resettled family. Each farm comprises 40 acres of land leveled and suitable for irrigation. Bosque Farms Project

Temporary home of a resettled family. Each farm comprises 40 acres of ...

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

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Self Help Association, dairy farm, California

Self Help Association, dairy farm, California

Public domain photograph of car garage, repair shop, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a woman standing outside of a hut, Migrant workers' shack. California. 1935

A black and white photo of a woman standing outside of a hut, Migrant ...

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

Squatter's camp on a dump outside of Sacramento, Calif. "Built this so that if they run us out, I can take my home with me"

Squatter's camp on a dump outside of Sacramento, Calif. "Built this so...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side

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

Hay house and corn crib on C.V. Hibbs' 80 acre farm near Boswell, Benton County, Indiana. This farm is owner operated but very heavily mortgaged

Hay house and corn crib on C.V. Hibbs' 80 acre farm near Boswell, Bent...

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

Bank in Shawneetown, Illinois, built by state in 1839. Note water tank (for drinking water purposes) on sidewalk, left

Bank in Shawneetown, Illinois, built by state in 1839. Note water tank...

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 in a lab, Laboratory. Beltsville, Maryland.

A black and white photo of a man in a lab, Laboratory. Beltsville, Mar...

Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Screen cups for insect exclusion or inclusion. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Screen cups for insect exclusion or inclusion. Prince Georges County, ...

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

Washington Terrace, Model Homes Corp. (planned as early as 1917-1918). Cincinnati, Ohio.

Washington Terrace, Model Homes Corp. (planned as early as 1917-1918)....

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

Buildings and beer truck. Manchester, New Hampshire.

Buildings and beer truck. Manchester, New Hampshire.

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.

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.

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.

Berwyn, Maryland. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Berwyn, Maryland. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

View of typical land at Crabtree Creek, Recreational Demonstration Area, near Raleigh, North Carolina.

View of typical land at Crabtree Creek, Recreational Demonstration Are...

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

Old farmhouse at Crabtree Creek recreational project near Raleigh, North Carolina.

Old farmhouse at Crabtree Creek recreational project near Raleigh, Nor...

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

Transient worker. Berwyn Project, [Greenbelt,] Maryland.

Transient worker. Berwyn Project, [Greenbelt,] Maryland.

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

Cedar rail fence at Wilson Cedar Forest Project near Lebanon, Tennessee.

Cedar rail fence at Wilson Cedar Forest Project near Lebanon, Tennesse...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cumberland Farms - organized rural community - Alabama - interior of house

Cumberland Farms - organized rural community - Alabama - interior of h...

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

Old house inhabited by family to be resettled on Cumberland Farms [i.e. Skyline Farms?], Ala. 1935

Old house inhabited by family to be resettled on Cumberland Farms [i.e...

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

Schoolteacher at Corbin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Schoolteacher at 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

In the village of Nethers, Virginia.

In the village of Nethers, Virginia.

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

Lumberjack. Coos County, New Hampshire. 1936.

Lumberjack. Coos County, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

Slalom race. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

Slalom race. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bicyclist, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Resettlement Administration development crews of the Central Oregon grazing project working on a stock trail.

Resettlement Administration development crews of the Central Oregon gr...

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

Prospective homesteaders, in front of post office at United, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Prospective homesteaders, in front of post office at United, Westmorel...

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

Members of the Musgrove family, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Members of the Musgrove family, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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 city street, Uniontown, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a city street, Uniontown, Pennsylvania

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

Scotts Run, mining town, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

Scotts Run, mining town, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

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 group of people, Arkansas cotton pickers

A black and white photo of a group of people, Arkansas cotton pickers

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 standing in front of a log cabin, Rehabilitation clients, Boone County, Arkansas

A man and a woman standing in front of a log cabin, Rehabilitation cli...

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

A black and white photo of a man listening, Sam Nichols, tenant farmer, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a man listening, Sam Nichols, tenant farmer...

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 small house, Sharecropper's home. Arkansas

A black and white photo of a small house, Sharecropper's home. Arkansa...

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

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.

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat, Jaspar Lancaster, Arkansas rehabilitation client

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat, Jaspar Lancaster, Arka...

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

Ozark mountaineer making a cigarette. Arkansas

Ozark mountaineer making a cigarette. Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A horse pulling a carriage with a man in it, Scene in Smithland, Kentucky

A horse pulling a carriage with a man in it, Scene in Smithland, Kentu...

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

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

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

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

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

Scene in New Orleans, Louisiana. A street tailor

Scene in New Orleans, Louisiana. A street tailor

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 a crowd of people, Religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, Religious meeting, Nashv...

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

Doped singer, "Love oh, love, oh keerless love," Scotts Run, West Virginia. Relief investigator reported a number of dope cases at Scotts Run [Monongalia County]

Doped singer, "Love oh, love, oh keerless love," Scotts Run, West Virg...

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

The Shack, a one time church; milk is dispensed here. Relief clients wait for hours, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

The Shack, a one time church; milk is dispensed here. Relief clients w...

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

The Shack, a one time church; milk is dispensed here. Relief clients wait for hours, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

The Shack, a one time church; milk is dispensed here. Relief clients w...

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

Receiving relief check. Scott's Run, [Monongalia County], West Virginia

Receiving relief check. Scott's Run, [Monongalia County], West Virgini...

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

Middlesboro, Kentucky. - A black and white photo of a group of men

Middlesboro, Kentucky. - A black and white photo of a group of men

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

Middlesboro, Kentucky. - A black and white photo of a group of men

Middlesboro, Kentucky. - A black and white photo of a group of men

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

Middlesboro, Kentucky. - A black and white photo of a group of men

Middlesboro, Kentucky. - A black and white photo of a group of men

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

Middlesboro, Kentucky. - A black and white photo of a group of people

Middlesboro, Kentucky. - A black and white photo of a group of people

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

A group of people walking down a street, Middlesboro, Kentucky, street scene

A group of people walking down a street, Middlesboro, Kentucky, street...

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 next to each other, Maynardville, Tennessee

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

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

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