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Trische family, tenant farmers, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Trische family, tenant farmers, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, 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 a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a cart, Williamson, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a cart, Williamson, West Vi...

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

A young boy pointing at a poster on a wall, New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana

A young boy pointing at a poster on a wall, New Orleans, Louisiana, Lo...

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A group of women standing next to each other, Lovengood sisters, Asheville, North Carolina

A group of women standing next to each other, Lovengood sisters, Ashev...

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

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

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Wife of Mr. Thaxton, farmer, near Mechanicsburg, Ohio

Wife of Mr. Thaxton, farmer, near Mechanicsburg, Ohio

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

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

Field of young corn, central Ohio

Field of young corn, central Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain image of a plant, botany, botanical illustration, botany, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a train going over a bridge, Underpass in central Ohio

A black and white photo of a train going over a bridge, Underpass in c...

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

A black and white photo of a store 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.

Examining tractor on display at county fair, central Ohio

Examining tractor on display at county fair, central Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hungarian miner, Calumet, Pennsylvania. Worked in the mines for thirty-four years, now sixty-three with no pension and no work

Hungarian miner, Calumet, Pennsylvania. Worked in the mines for thirty...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farmers, vendors, store, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Woman running spinning wheel at Crossville, Tennessee Cumberland Homesteads.

Woman running spinning wheel at Crossville, Tennessee Cumberland Homes...

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

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.

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

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

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

An old photo of a man playing a violin, Street musicians. West Memphis, Arkansas

An old photo of a man playing a violin, Street musicians. West Memphis...

Public domain photograph of musician playing music, musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a picnic in the park, outdoor activity, leisure time, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Family of Negro sharecropper, Little Rock, Arkansas

Family of Negro sharecropper, Little Rock, Arkansas

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

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

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

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

Wife and child of sharecropper, Arkansas

Wife and child of sharecropper, Arkansas

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

A group of men standing next to each other, Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas

A group of men standing next to each other, Cotton pickers, Pulaski Co...

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

Family of Negro sharecropper, Little Rock, Arkansas

Family of Negro sharecropper, Little Rock, Arkansas

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

Squatters, Arkansas - A young boy holding a rifle in front of a shack

Squatters, Arkansas - A young boy holding a rifle in front of a shack

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

Sharecropper on Sunday, Little Rock, Arkansas

Sharecropper on Sunday, Little Rock, Arkansas

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

Marked Tree, Arkansas - An old black and white photo of a man holding an umbrella

Marked Tree, Arkansas - An old black and white photo of a man holding ...

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

Children of rehabilitation client, Maria plantation, Arkansas

Children of rehabilitation client, Maria plantation, Arkansas

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

Family of rehabilitation client, Boone County, Arkansas

Family of rehabilitation client, Boone County, Arkansas

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

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

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

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

Resettled sharecropper's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

Resettled sharecropper's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

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

Arkansas tenant farmer - A black and white photo of a man holding something

Arkansas tenant farmer - A black and white photo of a man holding some...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, 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 black and white photo of a person's feet on a bench, Tenant farmer, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a person's feet on a bench, Tenant farmer, ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, 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.

Wife and children of sharecropper. Arkansas

Wife and children of sharecropper. Arkansas

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

Scene in Smithland, Kentucky, man, woman, and child

Scene in Smithland, Kentucky, man, woman, and child

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Poverty on the march, a destitute Ozark family, Arkansas

Poverty on the march, a destitute Ozark family, Arkansas

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

A group of men standing next to a car, Religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

A group of men standing next to a car, Religious meeting, Nashville, T...

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

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

A man sitting on a bench smoking a cigarette, Resident of Smithland, Kentucky

A man sitting on a bench smoking a cigarette, Resident of Smithland, K...

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

Two women walking along street, Natchez, Mississippi

Two women walking along street, Natchez, Mississippi

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

A group of children standing next to each other, Interior of Ozark school, Arkansas

A group of children standing next to each other, Interior of Ozark sch...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teacher, teaching, studying, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of three children on a boat, Three Negro children, Natchez, Mississippi

A black and white photo of three children on a boat, Three Negro child...

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

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

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

Street scene [church steps] in New Orleans, Louisiana

Street scene [church steps] in New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for relief food

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for ...

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

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

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

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

An old photo of a woman standing in a doorway, Sharecropper's home. Arkansas

An old photo of a woman standing in a doorway, Sharecropper's home. Ar...

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

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for relief food

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for ...

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

Liberty, unincorporated, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia. Negro family living in Moose Hall

Liberty, unincorporated, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virgini...

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

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for relief food

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia, walking into town for ...

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

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

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

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

A black and white photo of a group of children, Red House, West Virginia, schoolchildren

A black and white photo of a group of children, Red House, West Virgin...

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

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

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

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

School children at Red House, West Virginia

School children at Red House, West Virginia

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

An old black and white photo of a town street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mining town

An old black and white photo of a town street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee...

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

Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, tenant farmers

Trische family, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, tenant farmers

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

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, Middlesboro, Kentucky, street scene

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, Middlesboro, Kentucky, s...

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 small town, Mining town. West Virginia?

A black and white photo of a small town, Mining town. West Virginia?

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

A group of men standing in front of a brick building, Medicine show, Huntingdon, Tennessee

A group of men standing in front of a brick building, Medicine show, H...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, 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

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...

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

Scene in Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

Scene in Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

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

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat, Medicine show audience, Huntingdon, Tennessee

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat, Medicine show audi...

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

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...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Wild West, western, cowboys, no copyright restrictions image.

New Orleans, Louisiana. Jackson Square. The Cabildo

New Orleans, Louisiana. Jackson Square. The Cabildo

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

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

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

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

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Bringing in scabs, New Orleans, Louisiana

Bringing in scabs, New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a store

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a man standing in fro...

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

Miner working with Consolidated Coal Company, Kentucky

Miner working with Consolidated Coal Company, Kentucky

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

A group of men sitting next to each other, Kentucky coal miners, Jenkins, Kentucky

A group of men sitting next to each other, Kentucky coal miners, Jenki...

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

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...

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

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a cart, Williamson, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a cart, Williamson, West Vi...

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

Omar, West Virginia - A couple of men sitting on a train track

Omar, West Virginia - A couple of men sitting on a train track

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

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

Band rehearsal, Red House, West Virginia

Band rehearsal, Red House, West Virginia

Public domain photograph of music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Weaving at Cumberland Homesteads, Crossville, Tennessee

Weaving at Cumberland Homesteads, Crossville, Tennessee

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

Weaving at Red House, West Virginia

Weaving at Red House, West Virginia

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 dancing on a dock, Square dance, Skyline Farms, Alabama

A black and white photo of people dancing on a dock, Square dance, Sky...

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

Models made by children in project study, Arthurdale, West Virginia

Models made by children in project study, Arthurdale, West Virginia

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

Washing a prize bull at the dairy barn, Red House, West Virginia

Washing a prize bull at the dairy barn, Red House, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural farming landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, farmers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Westmoreland homesteader playing a mouth organ and a guitar, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland homesteader playing a mouth organ and a guitar, Pennsylva...

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

The main street of Lancaster, Ohio

The main street of Lancaster, Ohio

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

Dinner during wheat harvest time, central Ohio

Dinner during wheat harvest time, 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 a sign that says tourist rooms bath, Tourist home sign, central Ohio

A black and white photo of a sign that says tourist rooms bath, Touris...

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 statue of a man on a horse, Statue of Sheridan, Somerset, Ohio

A black and white photo of a statue of a man on a horse, Statue of She...

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 rural road, Outskirts of Plain City, Ohio

A black and white photo of a rural road, Outskirts of Plain City, Ohio

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

Pastor greeting his parishioners, Linworth, Ohio

Pastor greeting his parishioners, Linworth, Ohio

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

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

A man riding a horse drawn carriage through a corn field, Cultivating ...

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

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.

Table in home of destitute Ozark family, Arkansas

Table in home of destitute Ozark family, Arkansas

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

"Test your strength," county fair, central Ohio

"Test your strength," county fair, central Ohio

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

Sign advertising county fair, central Ohio

Sign advertising county fair, central Ohio

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

Farmpeople at fair in central Ohio

Farmpeople at fair in central Ohio

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 a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

Ozark mountaineer children at school. Arkansas

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

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