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Meeting of farmers at Southeast Missouri Project to discuss problems, May 1940.

Meeting of farmers at Southeast Missouri Project to discuss problems, ...

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

Daughter of Pomp Hall sewing in school; Sewing is her 4-H club project; Creek County, Oklahoma.
Hog killing on Milton Puryeur place; He is a Negro owner of five acres of land; Rural Route No. 1, Box 59, Dennison, Halifax County, Virginia; This is six miles south [on Highway No. 501] of South Boston; He used to grow tobacco and cotton but now just a subsistence living; These hogs belong to a neighbor landowner; He burns old shoes and pieces of leather near the heads of the slaughtered hogs while they are hanging to keep the flies away, Nov. 1939.

Hog killing on Milton Puryeur place; He is a Negro owner of five acres...

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

Pay day, coal mining town, Omar, West Virginia, September 1938.

Pay day, coal mining town, Omar, West Virginia, September 1938.

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

Mud bath, Prince Georges County, [Beltsville,] Maryland

Mud bath, Prince Georges County, [Beltsville,] Maryland

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

Goat milking stand. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Goat milking stand. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

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

Booth selling Popeye whistles at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Massachusetts.

Booth selling Popeye whistles at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Mas...

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

Negro home. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

Negro home. 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.

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.

Farm buildings. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Farm buildings. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

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

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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A black and white photo of a political poster, Election posters. Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a political poster, Election posters. Westm...

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

A black and white photo of a woman and a child, Sharecropper's family. Little Rock, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a woman and a child, Sharecropper's family....

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

Canning corn in community kitchen. [Dyess Colony, Mississippi County,] Arkansas

Canning corn in community kitchen. [Dyess Colony, Mississippi County,]...

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

Cotton on porch of sharecropper's home, Maria plantation, Arkansas

Cotton on porch of sharecropper's home, Maria plantation, Arkansas

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

Sharecropper. Arkansas - Public domain portrait photograph

Sharecropper. Arkansas - Public domain portrait photograph

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

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 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...

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

A destitute family, Ozark Mountains area, [Arkansas]

A destitute family, Ozark Mountains area, [Arkansas]

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

Barn in Tennessee, built by veteran pension

Barn in Tennessee, built by veteran pension

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

Barn in Tennessee, built by veteran pension

Barn in Tennessee, built by veteran pension

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

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

Unemployed trapper [Florestine Carson], Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Unemployed trapper [Florestine Carson], Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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

A black and white photo of a group of children, Negro schoolchildren, Omar, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a group of children, Negro schoolchildren, ...

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 woman in a cotton field, Picking cotton, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a woman in a cotton field, Picking cotton, ...

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

A black and white photo of a woman picking cotton, Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a woman picking cotton, Cotton pickers, Pul...

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

Vacuum cleaner factory, Arthurdale, West Virginia

Vacuum cleaner factory, Arthurdale, West Virginia

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

Street scene showing movie theater, probably in the vicinity of Lancaster, Ohio

Street scene showing movie theater, probably in the vicinity of Lancas...

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 church, Linworth, Ohio. People leaving church

A group of people standing in front of a church, Linworth, Ohio. Peopl...

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

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a hardware store, Hardware store, Marion, Ohio

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a hardware store...

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

A black and white photo of mail boxes on a pole, Mailboxes, central Ohio

A black and white photo of mail boxes on a pole, Mailboxes, central Oh...

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

Re-building bridge after the flood, near Easton, Pennsylvania.

Re-building bridge after the flood, near Easton, Pennsylvania.

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

Interior of barn on proposed wild life area, near Rensselaerville, New York.

Interior of barn on proposed wild life area, near Rensselaerville, New...

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.

Picnic park created by CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). Savoy Mountain State Park, Massachusetts

Picnic park created by CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). Savoy Mounta...

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

Interior of miner's shack. Scott's Run outside of Morgantown, West Virginia

Interior of miner's shack. Scott's Run outside of Morgantown, West Vir...

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

A group of people sitting on a bench in front of a store, Sidewalk scene in Selma, Alabama

A group of people sitting on a bench in front of a store, Sidewalk sce...

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

Bethlehem graveyard and steel mill. Pennsylvania

Bethlehem graveyard and steel mill. Pennsylvania

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

Degenerate period of early twentieth-century New Orleans architecture. Louisiana

Degenerate period of early twentieth-century New Orleans architecture....

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

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Miss., June 1937.

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Miss., June 1937.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kitchen of apartment occupied by Negroes, South Side of Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

Kitchen of apartment occupied by Negroes, South Side of Chicago, Illin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a small house, Resettlement project near Eatonton, Georgia

A black and white photo of a small house, Resettlement project near Ea...

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

Cotton room, formerly prayer meeting room. Frank Tengle's farm. Hale County, Alabama

Cotton room, formerly prayer meeting room. Frank Tengle's farm. Hale C...

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

Tourist house, Georgia - A black and white photo of a small house

Tourist house, Georgia - A black and white photo of a small house

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

Household goods of a Negro flood refugee in the temporary infirmary. Forrest City, Arkansas

Household goods of a Negro flood refugee in the temporary infirmary. F...

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

Mrs. Howard shows the beginning of a garden to a neighbor.

Mrs. Howard shows the beginning of a garden to a neighbor.

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

Icon Food." Southern California., public domain photograph

Icon Food." Southern California., public domain photograph

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

Outdoor portrait of man in cloth cap.

Outdoor portrait of man in cloth cap.

Public domain scan of portrait art print, 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

Midway Dairy Cooperative near Santa Ana, California.

Midway Dairy Cooperative near Santa Ana, California.

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

Experimental dogs. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Experimental dogs. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Public domain photograph of picnic, leisure time, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inbred bull. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Inbred bull. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

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

Laying house-wire runs. Prince Georges County. Beltsville, Maryland.

Laying house-wire runs. Prince Georges County. Beltsville, Maryland.

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

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

Clean back alleys of Washington Terrace. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Clean back alleys of Washington Terrace. Cincinnati, Ohio.

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

School building(?) at the corner of Main and Conant Streets. Manchester, New Hampshire.

School building(?) at the corner of Main and Conant Streets. Mancheste...

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 standing in front of a brick building, Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshire.

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a brick building...

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

Farmyard, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Farmyard, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, 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.

A black and white photo of a snowy street, Identical houses in New Jersey.

A black and white photo of a snowy street, Identical houses in New Jer...

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

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.

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. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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.

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

Rural 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.

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.

View of New Brunswick from the roof of Sears Roebuck Co., New Jersey.

View of New Brunswick from the roof of Sears Roebuck Co., New Jersey.

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

Sign: "Buy now! A well built home with a garden and lake privileges you can do it come in, let us explain do it now." New Jersey.

Sign: "Buy now! A well built home with a garden and lake privileges yo...

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.

Crabtree Creek, Recreational Demonstration Area, near Raleigh, North Carolina.

Crabtree Creek, Recreational Demonstration Area, near Raleigh, North C...

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

Shack in Tennessee. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Shack in 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.

A black and white photo of three men sitting on a bench, Citizens of Nethers, Virginia.

A black and white photo of three men sitting on a bench, Citizens of N...

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

An old black and white photo of a house, Farm house, Kansas. 1935.

An old black and white photo of a house, Farm house, Kansas. 1935.

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

Children at play in slum area. St. Louis, Mo. 1936.

Children at play in slum area. St. Louis, Mo. 1936.

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 in the snow, Church, Lancaster, New Hampshire.

A black and white photo of a church in the snow, Church, Lancaster, Ne...

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

Man with ax and woodpile. - Public domain portrait print

Man with ax and woodpile. - Public domain portrait print

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

Mrs. Max Hochfield, a prospective New Jersey homesteader, now living in the Bronx, New York.

Mrs. Max Hochfield, a prospective New Jersey homesteader, now living i...

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

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 group of men standing next to each other, Medicine show, Huntingdon, Tennessee

A group of men standing next to each other, Medicine show, Huntingdon,...

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 man plowing a field with a horse, Homesteader. Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a man plowing a field with a horse, Homeste...

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 two children, Miner's children. Calumet, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of two children, Miner's children. Calumet, Pe...

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

A black and white photo of a man plowing a field with a horse, Homesteader. Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a man plowing a field with a horse, Homeste...

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 woman in a field, Cotton picker. Pulaski County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a woman in a field, Cotton picker. Pulaski ...

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

A group of people standing outside of a building, Sunday in Little Rock, Arkansas

A group of people standing outside of a building, Sunday in Little Roc...

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 outside of a building, Cotton pickers, Arkansas

A group of people standing outside of a building, Cotton pickers, Arka...

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

Cotton on porch of sharecropper's home, Maria plantation, Arkansas

Cotton on porch of sharecropper's home, Maria plantation, Arkansas

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

Sharecropper's house optioned, Dyess Colony, Arkansas

Sharecropper's house optioned, Dyess Colony, Arkansas

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

Primitive chicken roost, carved out of hollow log, on farm of rehabilitation client, Boone County, Arkansas

Primitive chicken roost, carved out of hollow log, on farm of rehabili...

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 group of men, Scene in Natchez, Mississippi

A black and white photo of a group of men, Scene in Natchez, Mississip...

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 two children, Sharecropper's children. Arkansas

A black and white photo of two children, Sharecropper's children. Arka...

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

An old photo of a little girl sitting on the ground, Ozark mountaineer children. Arkansas

An old photo of a little girl sitting on the ground, Ozark mountaineer...

Picryl description: Public domain image of famine, hunger, powerty, refugees, people suffering, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a woman combing a child's hair, Sharecropper's children. Arkansas

A black and white photo of a woman combing a child's hair, Sharecroppe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, 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.

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.

Church turned into a movie house, Woodville, Mississippi

Church turned into a movie house, Woodville, Mississippi

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

An old photo of a woman sitting on a bench, Resident of Smithland, Kentucky

An old photo of a woman sitting on a bench, Resident of Smithland, Ken...

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...

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

Colored inhabitant of Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, who has just received relief check

Colored inhabitant of Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, ...

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

Watching a football game, Star City, West Virginia

Watching a football game, Star City, West Virginia

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

An old black and white photo of a woman walking down the street, Morgantown, West Virginia

An old black and white photo of a woman walking down the street, Morga...

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 three children outside a house, Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

A black and white photo of three children outside a house, Trische fam...

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

Bringing in scabs(?) New Orleans, Louisiana

Bringing in scabs(?) New Orleans, Louisiana

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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