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A man standing next to a pile of hay, Threshing wheat in central Ohio

A man standing next to a pile of hay, Threshing wheat in central Ohio

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

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

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

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

Steam thresher. These machines move from job to job under their own power, central Ohio

Steam thresher. These machines move from job to job under their own po...

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

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a store, Resident of Plain City, Ohio

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

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 clothing store, Second hand store, Ohio

A black and white photo of a clothing store, Second hand store, Ohio

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

Farm implements outside store, Canal Winchester, Ohio

Farm implements outside store, Canal Winchester, Ohio

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

Threshing seen through barn doors, central Ohio

Threshing seen through barn doors, central Ohio

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

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

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

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

Drive to build large hotel, Lancaster, Ohio

Drive to build large hotel, Lancaster, Ohio

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

A young boy looking at a statue of a man, Medicine show, Huntingdon, Tennessee

A young boy looking at a statue of a man, Medicine show, Huntingdon, T...

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

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.

Spectators at county fair, central Ohio

Spectators at county fair, central Ohio

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

An old photo of a mountain in the distance, Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas

An old photo of a mountain in the distance, Cotton pickers, Pulaski Co...

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

A group of men standing next to each other, Religious meeting in Nashville, Tenn.

A group of men standing next to each other, Religious meeting in Nashv...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, 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.

Family of a striking miner. Pennsylvania

Family of a striking miner. Pennsylvania

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

Children of destitute Ozark mountaineer, Arkansas

Children of destitute Ozark mountaineer, Arkansas

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

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.

Marked Tree, Arkansas - An old photo of a little boy holding a teddy bear

Marked Tree, Arkansas - An old photo of a little boy holding a teddy b...

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

A black and white photo of a group of people, Negro school children. Arkansas

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

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 wooden building, Ozark mountaineer's home. Arkansas

A black and white photo of a wooden building, Ozark mountaineer's home...

Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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.

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.

School teacher at Red House, West Virginia

School teacher 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 group of people standing in front of a brick building, Medicine show, Huntingdon, Tennessee

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

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

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

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

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

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a town with a mountain in the background

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of a town with a mountai...

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

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...

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

Cultivating corn with two-row cultivator, central Ohio

Cultivating corn with two-row cultivator, central Ohio

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

A store window with a lot of signs on it, Small town tackle store. Ohio

A store window with a lot of signs on it, Small town tackle store. Ohi...

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 clothing store, Second hand store, Ohio

A black and white photo of a clothing store, Second hand store, Ohio

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

Spectator at county fair in central Ohio

Spectator at county fair in central Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 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.

Family of a striking miner. Pennsylvania

Family of a striking miner. Pennsylvania

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

An old black and white photo of a gas station, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

An old black and white photo of a gas station, Westmoreland, Pennsylva...

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

Family of a striking miner. Pennsylvania

Family of a striking miner. Pennsylvania

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

House stained by coal dust, Pursglove Mine, Scotts Run, West Virginia

House stained by coal dust, Pursglove Mine, Scotts Run, West Virginia

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

A man standing in the woods wearing a hat, Crippled miner, Westmoreland, County, Pennsylvania

A man standing in the woods wearing a hat, Crippled miner, Westmorelan...

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

A black and white photo of a man holding a cup, Blind beggar, Morgantown, West Virginia

A black and white photo of a man holding a cup, Blind beggar, Morganto...

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

Family of a striking miner. Pennsylvania

Family of a striking miner. Pennsylvania

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 political poster, Election posters. Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

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

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

A black and white photo of a man in overalls, Rehabilitation client, Boone County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a man in overalls, Rehabilitation client, B...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, 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 image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

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

A black and white photo of a house in a field, Resttlement house. Arkansas

A black and white photo of a house in a field, Resttlement house. Arka...

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

Ozark mountaineer, Arkansas - Public domain portrait print

Ozark mountaineer, Arkansas - Public domain portrait print

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

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

Resettled farmer's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

Resettled farmer's family. Maria Plantation, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 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

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

Marked Tree, Arkansas. Sharecroppers' union originated here. Dangerous for union members to walk along this street

Marked Tree, Arkansas. Sharecroppers' union originated here. Dangerous...

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

Boone County, Arkansas. The family of a Resettlement Administration client in the doorway of their home [detail]

Boone County, Arkansas. The family of a Resettlement Administration cl...

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

Community canning kitchen. Dyess Colony, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Community canning kitchen. Dyess Colony, Mississippi County, Arkansas

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

Sharecropper with homemade water wagon, Arkansas

Sharecropper with homemade water wagon, Arkansas

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

A black and white photo of a person sitting on a bench, Tenant farmer, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a person sitting on a bench, Tenant farmer,...

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 with a beard, Destitute Ozark resident, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a man with a beard, Destitute Ozark residen...

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 woman and a child, Ozark mountaineers. Arkansas

An old photo of a woman and a child, Ozark mountaineers. Arkansas

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 young boy, Sharecroppers. Arkansas

A black and white photo of a young boy, Sharecroppers. Arkansas

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

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 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 black and white photo of a man in a hat, Church steps. New Orleans

A black and white photo of a man in a hat, Church steps. New Orleans

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

Negro at religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

Negro at religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee

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 group of men, Religious meeting in Nashville, Tennessee

A black and white photo of a group of men, Religious meeting in Nashvi...

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

Doped singer, "Love oh, love, oh keerless love," Scotts Run, West Virginia. Relief investigator reported a number of dope cases at Scotts Run [Monongalia County]

Doped singer, "Love oh, love, oh keerless love," Scotts Run, West Virg...

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

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 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.

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 vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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.

Company houses at Pursglove Mines, Scotts Run, West Virginia

Company houses at Pursglove Mines, Scotts Run, West Virginia

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

Waiting for relief agent, Scott's Run, [Monongalia County], West Virginia

Waiting for relief agent, Scott's Run, [Monongalia County], West Virgi...

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

Farm market. Red House, West Virginia.

Farm market. Red House, West Virginia.

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

The Shack, a one time church; milk is dispensed here. Relief clients wait for hours, Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

The Shack, a one time church; milk is dispensed here. Relief clients w...

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

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

Scotts Run, [Monongalia County,] West Virginia

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 two men sitting on a bench, Unemployed trappers, [Plaquemines Parish,] Louisiana

A black and white photo of two men sitting on a bench, Unemployed trap...

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

A black and white photo of a man chopping wood, Sharecropper. Pulaski County, Arkansas

A black and white photo of a man chopping wood, Sharecropper. Pulaski ...

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

Children of unemployed trapper, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Children of unemployed trapper, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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 sign on a fence, Typical folk art, Middlesboro, Kentucky

A black and white photo of a sign on a fence, Typical folk art, Middle...

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 sitting on a bench, Unemployed trappers, [Plaquemines Parish,] Louisiana

A black and white photo of two men sitting on a bench, Unemployed trap...

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

Unemployed trapper [Florestine Carson], Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Unemployed trapper [Florestine Carson], 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 era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wife of strawberry picker, Hammond, Louisiana

Wife of strawberry picker, Hammond, Louisiana

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

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.

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

Bringing in scabs(?) New Orleans, Louisiana

Bringing in scabs(?) New Orleans, Louisiana

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

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

A group of people standing outside 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.

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of people walking down a street

Omar, West Virginia - A black and white photo of people walking down a...

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 train yard, Loading coal, Jenkins, Kentucky

A black and white photo of a train yard, Loading coal, Jenkins, Kentuc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a miner, coal mine, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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.

Railroad yard at Williamson, West Virginia

Railroad yard at Williamson, West Virginia

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

Railroad yards at Williamson, West Virginia

Railroad yards at Williamson, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, industrial facility, mining industry, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Weaving at Cumberland Homesteads, Crossville, Tennessee

Weaving at Cumberland Homesteads, Crossville, Tennessee

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

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.

Part of the band, Red House, West Virginia

Part of the band, Red House, West Virginia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A black and white photo of a farmer in a corn field, Cultivating corn, central Ohio

A black and white photo of a farmer in a corn field, Cultivating corn,...

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

A couple of women standing in front of a store, Street scene, Newark, Ohio

A couple of women standing in front of a store, Street scene, Newark, ...

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 horse pulling a cart through a corn field, Cultivating corn, central Ohio

A black and white photo of a horse pulling a cart through a corn field...

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

Farmer and banker, Plain City, Ohio

Farmer and banker, Plain City, Ohio

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

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