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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.

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...

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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.

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

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

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

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.

A black and white photo of a log cabin, Ozark mountaineers, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a log cabin, Ozark mountaineers, Arkansas

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

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.

A couple of people standing in a field of cotton, Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A couple of people standing in a field of cotton, Cotton pickers, Pula...

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A woman holding a dog in her arms, Sharecropper's wife, Arkansas

A woman holding a dog in her arms, Sharecropper's wife, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, 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

Squatters, Arkansas - A black and white photo of a man and a woman

Squatters, Arkansas - A black and white photo of a man and a woman

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

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.

Sharecropper on Sunday, Little Rock, Arkansas

Sharecropper on Sunday, Little Rock, Arkansas

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

A group of people standing outside of a house, Sunday in Little Rock, ...

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

Resettled farmer's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

Resettled farmer's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

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

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 black and white photo of a log cabin, Case plantation, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a log cabin, Case plantation, Pulaski Count...

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A black and white photo of a woman standing in front of a hut, Ozark mountaineers. [Boone County,] Arkansas

A black and white photo of a woman standing in front of a hut, Ozark m...

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Washing facilities in the Ozarks, Arkansas

Washing facilities in the Ozarks, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, 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.

One of few remaining inhabitants of Zinc, Arkansas

One of few remaining inhabitants of Zinc, Arkansas

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

Porch of home of Sam Nichols, rehabilitation client, Boone County, Arkansas

Porch of home of Sam Nichols, rehabilitation client, Boone County, Ark...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, 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.

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.

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

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

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

Sam Nichols, tenant farmer, Boone County, Arkansas

Sam Nichols, tenant farmer, Boone County, Arkansas

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

A black and white photo of a small cabin, Case plantation, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a small cabin, Case plantation, Pulaski Cou...

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 log cabin, Case plantation, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a log cabin, Case plantation, Pulaski Count...

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 little girl leaning against a door, Sharecropper's children. Arkansas

An old photo of a little girl leaning against a door, Sharecropper's c...

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 black and white photo of a little girl and a woman, Ozark mountaineer children. Arkansas

A black and white photo of a little girl and a woman, Ozark mountainee...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, 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 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.

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

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

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

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat, Outdoor religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat, Outdoor religious meet...

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

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.

Striking miners, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

Striking miners, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of coal miners, workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, 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

A black and white photo of a group of people standing in front of a truck, Red House, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a group of people standing in front of a tr...

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

A black and white photo of a man standing in a field, Sharecropper. Pulaski County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a man standing in a field, Sharecropper. Pu...

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

Middlesboro, Kentucky. A billboard advertisement for a gasoline service station.

Middlesboro, Kentucky. A billboard advertisement for a gasoline servic...

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 farm house, Deserted houses, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

An old black and white photo of a farm house, Deserted houses, Plaquem...

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

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 train going down the tracks

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a train going down th...

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

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a train going down the tracks

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a train going down th...

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.

A black and white photo of a man in a hat, Kentucky coal miner, Jenkins, Kentucky

A black and white photo of a man in a hat, Kentucky coal miner, Jenkin...

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

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.

Cotton pickers at close of day, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Cotton pickers at close of day, Pulaski County, Arkansas

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

A couple of women picking cotton in a field, Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A couple of women picking cotton in a field, Cotton pickers, Pulaski C...

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

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.

A black and white photo of a car and a horse, Home in Scottsboro, Alabama

A black and white photo of a car and a horse, Home in Scottsboro, Alab...

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

"At a pea vinery," central Ohio

"At a pea vinery," central Ohio

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

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.

Used car lot in Columbus, Ohio

Used car lot in Columbus, 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 store window, Small town tackle store. Ohio

A black and white photo of a store window, Small town tackle store. Oh...

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

Stock feed in front of feed store, Route 40, central Ohio

Stock feed in front of feed store, Route 40, central Ohio

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

A black and white photo of 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.

Street scene, Washington Court House, Ohio

Street scene, Washington Court House, Ohio

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

A group of people standing in front of a building, Linworth, Ohio. People leaving church

A group of people standing in front of a building, Linworth, Ohio. Peo...

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

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 couple of horses are pulling a plow, Homesteader, Pennsylvania

A couple of horses are pulling a plow, Homesteader, Pennsylvania

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

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.

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

A piece of paper with a map on it, Rehabilitation clients, Boone County, Arkansas

A piece of paper with a map on it, Rehabilitation clients, Boone Count...

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

The heart of the largest coal region in the world, near Jenkins, Kentucky

The heart of the largest coal region in the world, near Jenkins, Kentu...

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

Cotton pickers receiving sixty cents a day, Pulaski County, Arkansas, October 1935.

Cotton pickers receiving sixty cents a day, Pulaski County, Arkansas, ...

Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, 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, West Virginia. Miner's sons

Scotts Run, West Virginia. Miner's sons

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

Blind street musician, West Memphis, Arkansas

Blind street musician, West Memphis, Arkansas

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

Negro sharecropper and his wife, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Negro sharecropper and his wife, Pulaski County, Arkansas

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

A group of men standing in front of a building, Sharecroppers. Arkansas

A group of men standing in front of a building, Sharecroppers. Arkansa...

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

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.

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