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Farmpeople at county fair in central Ohio

Farmpeople at county fair in central Ohio

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

Migratory agricultural workers at the Little Creek end of the Norfolk-Cape Charles Ferry. They are going to Bridgeville, Delaware to pick apples. July 1940.

Migratory agricultural workers at the Little Creek end of the Norfolk-...

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

A black and white photo of a man crossing the street, Traffic cop in Brattleboro, Vermont

A black and white photo of a man crossing the street, Traffic cop in B...

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 headstone in a cemetery, Gravestone in Bethlehem graveyard. Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a headstone in a cemetery, Gravestone in Be...

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

A black and white photo of an old house, Victorian house. Easton, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of an old house, Victorian house. Easton, Penn...

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.

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.

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.

A black and white photo of a barren landscape, Erosion near Jackson, Mississippi

A black and white photo of a barren landscape, Erosion near Jackson, M...

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 cliff, Erosion near Oxford, Mississippi

An old black and white photo of a cliff, Erosion near Oxford, Mississi...

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 house, Frame house. Charleston, South Carolina

A black and white photo of a house, Frame house. Charleston, South Car...

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

Small country house - A black and white photo of a house in a field

Small country house - A black and white photo of a house in a field

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

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

Resettlement-constructed homestead near Eatonton, Georgia. Briar Patch Project

Resettlement-constructed homestead near Eatonton, Georgia. Briar Patch...

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Creditor and debtor signing agreement of farm debt adjustment. Champaign, Illinois.

Creditor and debtor signing agreement of farm debt adjustment. Champai...

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

A black and white photo of a muddy river, Erosion near Jackson, Mississippi

A black and white photo of a muddy river, Erosion near Jackson, Missis...

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

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.

Self Help Association, dairy farm, California.

Self Help Association, dairy farm, California.

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

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.

An old black and white photo of a shack, Migrant's home, California.

An old black and white photo of a shack, Migrant's home, California.

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

Farmers mixing grasshopper bait with assistance of the county supervisor. Outskirts of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Farmers mixing grasshopper bait with assistance of the county supervis...

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

Laying house at the section of poultry at the experimental farm of the U.S.D.A. Prince Georges County. Beltsville, Maryland.

Laying house at the section of poultry at the experimental farm of the...

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

Budding a rose. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Budding a rose. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

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

A herd of cattle walking down a dirt road, Cows, Prince Georges County, Maryland.

A herd of cattle walking down a dirt road, Cows, Prince Georges County...

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

Experimental spray. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland. The problem is to find a spray destructive to insects but not to humans.

Experimental spray. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland. The p...

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

Automatic milking. Prince Georges County. Beltsville, Maryland.

Automatic milking. 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.

Horse. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Horse. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Submerged farmland near Tiptonville, Tennessee (?), during the 1937 flood.

Submerged farmland near Tiptonville, Tennessee (?), during the 1937 fl...

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

Testing meats at the Department of Agriculture. Beltsville, Maryland.

Testing meats at the Department of Agriculture. Beltsville, Maryland.

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

Cattle. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

Cattle. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.

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

A black and white photo of an old building, Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshire.

A black and white photo of an old building, Amoskeag, Manchester, New ...

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

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.

Shack. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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.

Shack. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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.

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.

Shack. New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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.

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.

Old farmhouse, North Carolina. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Old farmhouse, North Carolina. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photograp...

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

Berwyn, [Greenbelt,] Maryland. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Berwyn, [Greenbelt,] Maryland. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photograp...

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 people walking down a street, Street scene, Provincetown, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of people walking down a street, Street scene,...

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

Mrs. Brown, wife of the former postmaster at Old Rag, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Mrs. Brown, wife of the former postmaster at Old Rag, Shenandoah Natio...

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

Sam Corbin who will be settled on new land. Shenandoah National Park, Va. Corbin Hollow, 1935.

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

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

Five room house, Cumberland Farms, Ala.

Five room house, Cumberland Farms, Ala.

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

Poster by Record Section, Suburban Resettlement Administration.

Poster by Record Section, Suburban Resettlement Administration.

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

Kansas. 1936. - A black and white photo of a farm with a tractor

Kansas. 1936. - A black and white photo of a farm with a tractor

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

Unloading pulpwood. Coos County, New Hampshire. 1936.

Unloading pulpwood. Coos County, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

Ski jump. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

Ski jump. 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 cheese and dairy counter.

Interior of a grocery store showing the cheese and dairy counter.

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

Pine Ridge Project, Dawes County, Nebraska.

Pine Ridge Project, Dawes County, Nebraska.

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

The Pueblo at Taos, New Mexico.

The Pueblo at Taos, New Mexico.

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

Saturday night. A group of the boys discuss politics in front of the pool hall. Mapleton, Oregon.

Saturday night. A group of the boys discuss politics in front of the p...

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

Orchard in Yakima, Washington., Washington State

Orchard in Yakima, Washington., Washington State

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

A deputy with a gun on his hip during the September 1935 strike in Morgantown, West Virginia

A deputy with a gun on his hip during the September 1935 strike in Mor...

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

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

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

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.

Cotton pickers, 6:30 a.m., Alexander plantation, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Cotton pickers, 6:30 a.m., Alexander plantation, Pulaski County, Arkan...

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

Bringing in cotton for weighing, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Bringing in cotton for weighing, Pulaski County, Arkansas

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

Interior of Negro tenant farmer's home. Little Rock, Arkansas

Interior of Negro tenant farmer's home. Little Rock, Arkansas

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

Wife of sharecropper, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Wife of sharecropper, Pulaski County, Arkansas

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

Sharecroppers' children on Sunday, near Little Rock, Arkansas

Sharecroppers' children on Sunday, near Little Rock, Arkansas

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

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

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

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

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

Resettled sharecropper's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

Resettled sharecropper's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

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

House roof made of license plates. Ozarks, Arkansas

House roof made of license plates. Ozarks, Arkansas

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.

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

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

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

A young boy standing next to a wooden chair, Child of rehabilitation client, Arkansas

A young boy standing next to a wooden chair, Child of rehabilitation c...

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

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.

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

Child of negro rehabilitation family. Arkansas

Child of negro rehabilitation family. Arkansas

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 little boy standing next to a wooden chair, Child of rehabilitation client, Arkansas

A little boy standing next to a wooden chair, Child of rehabilitation ...

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 two little girls, Ozark mountaineer children. Arkansas

A black and white photo of two little girls, Ozark mountaineer childre...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of people, Religious meeting in Nashville, Tennessee

A black and white photo of a group of people, Religious meeting in Nas...

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 three children, Three Negro children, Natchez, Mississippi

A black and white photo of three children, Three Negro children, Natch...

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

A group of men standing around a pile of bags, Loading cotton, Natchez, Mississippi

A group of men standing around a pile of bags, Loading cotton, Natchez...

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

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.

A deputy with a gun on his hip during the September 1935 strike in Morgantown, West Virginia

A deputy with a gun on his hip during the September 1935 strike in Mor...

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

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.

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

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

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.

Maynardville, Tennessee - Public domain portrait print

Maynardville, Tennessee - Public domain portrait print

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

Saturday in Louisiana - A black and white photo of people walking down a street

Saturday in Louisiana - A black and white photo of people walking down...

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 building, Strawberry grower's shack, Hammond, Louisiana

An old black and white photo of a building, Strawberry grower's shack,...

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

A couple of men sitting next to each other, Saturday in Tennessee. Mining town

A couple of men sitting next to each other, Saturday in Tennessee. Min...

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

Oven for baking bread belonging to Fortuna family, Hammond, Louisiana

Oven for baking bread belonging to Fortuna family, Hammond, Louisiana

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 two men wearing hats, Medicine show audience, Huntingdon, Tennessee

A black and white photo of two men wearing hats, Medicine show audienc...

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 walking down a street, Longshoremen's strike, New Orleans

A black and white photo of a man walking down a street, Longshoremen's...

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

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a man with a cane

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a man with a cane

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 overalls and a hat, Strawberry picker, Hammond, Louisiana

A black and white photo of a man in overalls and a hat, Strawberry pic...

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

An old photo of a man standing in front of a mirror, Strawberry picker, Hammond, Louisiana

An old photo of a man standing in front of a mirror, Strawberry picker...

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

A group of people picking cotton in a field, Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A group of people picking cotton in a field, Cotton pickers, Pulaski C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a row of houses, Houses in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a row of houses, Houses in Nanty Glo, Penns...

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

Weaving at Red House, West Virginia

Weaving at Red House, West Virginia

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

Detail of old barn on Route 40 central Ohio

Detail of old barn on Route 40 central Ohio

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

Cemetery, central Ohio - A black and white photo of a street sign

Cemetery, central Ohio - A black and white photo of a street sign

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 men loading hay, Threshing wheat in central Ohio

A black and white photo of two men loading hay, Threshing wheat in cen...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wheat harvest. Into the field for sheaves of wheat, Central Ohio

Wheat harvest. Into the field for sheaves of wheat, Central Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, 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.

A black and white photo of a group of men standing in front of a house, Public auction in central Ohio

A black and white photo of a group of men standing in front of a house...

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

A black and white photo of a sign on the side of a road, Signs, Route 40, central Ohio

A black and white photo of a sign on the side of a road, Signs, Route ...

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

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