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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...

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A black and white photo of a man standing outside of a building, Small town shop front. Louisiana

A black and white photo of a man standing outside of a building, Small...

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

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

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Street scene [church steps] in New Orleans, Louisiana

Street scene [church steps] in New Orleans, Louisiana

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

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

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Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, tenant farmers

Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, tenant farmers

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

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

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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...

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Scene in Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

Scene in Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

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A couple of men sitting next to each other, Strawberry growers, Hammond, Louisiana

A couple of men sitting next to each other, Strawberry growers, Hammon...

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New Orleans, Louisiana. Jackson Square. The Cabildo

New Orleans, Louisiana. Jackson Square. The Cabildo

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

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

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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.

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Bringing in scabs, New Orleans, Louisiana

Bringing in scabs, New Orleans, Louisiana

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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...

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Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

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

Bayou Bourbeaux Plantation operated by Bayou Bourbeaux Farmstead Association, a cooperative established through the cooperation of FSA; Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, August 1940.

Bayou Bourbeaux Plantation operated by Bayou Bourbeaux Farmstead Assoc...

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Unloading oysters from fisherman's boat, Olga, Louisiana

Unloading oysters from fisherman's boat, Olga, Louisiana

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Decorating store window for National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Decorating store window for National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

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Photographer for local paper during National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Photographer for local paper during National Rice Festival, Crowley, L...

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Magician giving performance, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Magician giving performance, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana

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Acetylene light in Cajun farm home near Crowley, Louisiana. Ignition of acetylene gas is accomplished by flints which are integral in the fixture

Acetylene light in Cajun farm home near Crowley, Louisiana. Ignition o...

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Display of headlights at junkyard, Abbeville, Louisiana

Display of headlights at junkyard, Abbeville, Louisiana

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Negro stevedore with sack of oysters, Olga, Louisiana

Negro stevedore with sack of oysters, Olga, Louisiana

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Cajun version of the "Big Apple." National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Cajun version of the "Big Apple." National Rice Festival, Crowley, Lou...

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Mantel in Negro sharecropper's home. Transylvania, Louisiana

Mantel in Negro sharecropper's home. Transylvania, Louisiana

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Negro sharecropper's farmstead against the levee. Near Lake Providence, Louisiana

Negro sharecropper's farmstead against the levee. Near Lake Providence...

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Migratory berry pickers in temporary home near Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Migratory berry pickers in temporary home near Ponchatoula, Louisiana

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

A man sitting in a chair in a barber shop, Barber shop. New Orleans

A man sitting in a chair in a barber shop, Barber shop. New Orleans

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Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, tenant farmers

Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, tenant farmers

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Children of unemployed trapper, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Children of unemployed trapper, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

Young residents at Amite City, Louisiana

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

A couple of kids standing in front of a movie theater, [Movie theater]. New Orleans, Louisiana

A couple of kids standing in front of a movie theater, [Movie theater]...

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

Belle Grove Plantation, 1858. [Iberville Parish,] Louisiana

Belle Grove Plantation, 1858. [Iberville Parish,] Louisiana

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Greek Revival house at 1417 Annunciation Street. New Orleans, Louisiana

Greek Revival house at 1417 Annunciation Street. New Orleans, Louisian...

Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which ... More

A black and white photo of a row of buildings, New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana

A black and white photo of a row of buildings, New Orleans, Louisiana,...

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

A black and white photo of a row of buildings, New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana

A black and white photo of a row of buildings, New Orleans, Louisiana,...

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

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 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.

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

Scene in Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

Scene in Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

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

An old sailor snapped in Jackson Square, New Orleans

An old sailor snapped in Jackson Square, New Orleans

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

A black and white photo of two men wearing hats, Strawberry growers, Hammond, Louisiana

A black and white photo of two men wearing hats, Strawberry growers, H...

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

A group of men sitting on top of a wooden bench, Strawberry growers, Hammond, Louisiana

A group of men sitting on top of a wooden bench, Strawberry growers, H...

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

Amite City, Louisiana - A group of women standing in front of a wall

Amite City, Louisiana - A group of women standing in front of a wall

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A group of people standing in front of a movie theater, [Movie theater]. New Orleans, Louisiana

A group of people standing in front of a movie theater, [Movie theater...

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

ld buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana

ld buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Tea room in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Tea room in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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

Keeper of a mission flophouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
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.

Home demonstration club meeting has games and refreshments after discussion; La Delta Project, Thomastown, Louisiana.

Home demonstration club meeting has games and refreshments after discu...

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

Bayou Bourbeaux Plantation operated by Bayou Bourbeaux Farmstead Association, a cooperative established through the cooperation of FSA; Natchitoches Parish; Louisiana, August 1940.
Dragging sacks of rice from thresher to stack, Crowley, Louisiana

Dragging sacks of rice from thresher to stack, Crowley, Louisiana

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

Pitching rice into wagon. Note that bundle of rice is caught by worker on wagon after it is pitched up. Crowley, Louisiana

Pitching rice into wagon. Note that bundle of rice is caught by worker...

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A black and white photo of a sign for the rice city of america, Sign, Crowley, Louisiana

A black and white photo of a sign for the rice city of america, Sign, ...

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

Drinking at the bar, saloon, Raceland, Louisiana

Drinking at the bar, saloon, Raceland, Louisiana

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Spectators waiting for parade, National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Spectators waiting for parade, National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisi...

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

Two men at National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Two men at National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

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

Negro stevedore removing lumber from packet boat "El Rito," Pilottown, Louisiana

Negro stevedore removing lumber from packet boat "El Rito," Pilottown,...

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

Privy adjacent to barroom, Pilottown, Louisiana

Privy adjacent to barroom, Pilottown, Louisiana

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Proprietor of small grocery store, Jeanerette, Louisiana

Proprietor of small grocery store, Jeanerette, Louisiana

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Day laborer standing in doorway of his home in sugarcane fields, near New Iberia, Louisiana

Day laborer standing in doorway of his home in sugarcane fields, near ...

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

Fisherman's family returning from early morning's fishing near Akers, Louisiana

Fisherman's family returning from early morning's fishing near Akers, ...

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

Wife and daughter of FSA client in front of fireplace of temporary home. Transylvania, Louisiana

Wife and daughter of FSA client in front of fireplace of temporary hom...

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

Cotton seed storage warehouse near Lake Providence, Louisiana

Cotton seed storage warehouse near Lake Providence, Louisiana

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

An old photo of a woman standing in a doorway, Strawberry growers, Ham...

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

A group of men standing in front of a movie theater, [Movie theater]. New Orleans, Louisiana

A group of men standing in front of a movie theater, [Movie theater]. ...

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 row of houses, New Orleans Negro street. Louisiana

A black and white photo of a row of houses, New Orleans Negro street. ...

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

Fisherman's home along the Bayou near Akers, La., Oct. 1938.

Fisherman's home along the Bayou near Akers, La., Oct. 1938.

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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

Two men sitting on a wooden bench next to each other, Unemployed trappers, [Plaquemines Parish,] Louisiana

Two men sitting on a wooden bench next to each other, Unemployed trapp...

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

A couple of kids standing in front of a house, Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

A couple of kids standing in front of a house, Trische family, Plaquem...

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An old black and white photo of a barn, Trapper's house, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

An old black and white photo of a barn, Trapper's house, Plaquemines P...

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

A man sitting on a bench next to two other men, Unemployed trappers. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

A man sitting on a bench next to two other men, Unemployed trappers. P...

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A black and white photo of a man and a child, Unemployed trappers, [Plaquemines Parish,] Louisiana

A black and white photo of a man and a child, Unemployed trappers, [Pl...

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Trische family, tenant farmers, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Trische family, tenant farmers, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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A black and white photo of an old house, Trapper's house, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

A black and white photo of an old house, Trapper's house, Plaquemines ...

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

Applicants waiting for jobs in front of FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Association) offices, New Orleans, Louisiana

Applicants waiting for jobs in front of FERA (Federal Emergency Relief...

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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

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

Priest at Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana

Priest at Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana

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

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

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

Amite City, Louisiana - Public domain  print

Amite City, Louisiana - Public domain print

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 a man sitting in a chair, Strawberry picker, Hammond, Louisiana

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair, Strawberry picker...

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

A couple of people standing in front of a poster, [Movie theater]. New Orleans, Louisiana

A couple of people standing in front of a poster, [Movie theater]. New...

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Remains of drug store at Fullerton, Louisiana, an abandoned lumber town

Remains of drug store at Fullerton, Louisiana, an abandoned lumber tow...

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

Remains of sawmill in Fullerton, Louisiana. An abandoned lumber town

Remains of sawmill in Fullerton, Louisiana. An abandoned lumber town

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 and a child, Natchitoches, Louisiana., gelatin silver print

A black and white photo of a woman and a child, Natchitoches, Louisian...

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

Migrant cane chair maker and wife in front of their automobile home, near Paradis, Louisiana

Migrant cane chair maker and wife in front of their automobile home, n...

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Oyster shipper making out tags to be attached to bags of oysters, Olga, Louisiana

Oyster shipper making out tags to be attached to bags of oysters, Olga...

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

Filling packages with rice, state mill, Abbeville, Louisiana

Filling packages with rice, state mill, Abbeville, Louisiana

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

Negro boys in crowd, National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Negro boys in crowd, National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

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

Clarinet players, Southwestern University band, National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Clarinet players, Southwestern University band, National Rice Festival...

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Tacking canvas on steps of queen's platform, National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Tacking canvas on steps of queen's platform, National Rice Festival, C...

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

Woman with child in front of store during National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Woman with child in front of store during National Rice Festival, Crow...

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

Group of tired people resting at state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Group of tired people resting at state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana

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

Display in front of blacksmith's shop, Abbeville, Louisiana

Display in front of blacksmith's shop, Abbeville, Louisiana

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

Crowd listening to barker at sideshow, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Crowd listening to barker at sideshow, state fair, Donaldsonville, Lou...

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Barker at sideshow with performers, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Barker at sideshow with performers, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisi...

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