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View of Ida Valley homesteads, Ida Valley, Virginia.

View of Ida Valley homesteads, Ida Valley, Virginia.

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

Area covered by sand. In the background, a barn is being submerged. Desert of Maine, Freeport.

Area covered by sand. In the background, a barn is being submerged. De...

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At the "girlie" show at the fair in Rutland, Vermont

At the "girlie" show at the fair in Rutland, Vermont

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Washington, D.C. Construction work to provide emergency defense office space

Washington, D.C. Construction work to provide emergency defense office...

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Dormitories built to accomodate single men. FSA (Farm Security Administration) defense housing project. Hartford, Connecticut.

Dormitories built to accomodate single men. FSA (Farm Security Adminis...

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

View of Westmoreland project. [Norvelt,] Pennsylvania

View of Westmoreland project. [Norvelt,] Pennsylvania

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 house, Westmoreland project. [Norvelt,] Pennsylvania

An old black and white photo of a house, Westmoreland project. [Norvel...

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Bethlehem houses and steel mill. Pennsylvania

Bethlehem houses and steel mill. Pennsylvania

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A black and white photo of a large house, Depot in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a large house, Depot in Bethlehem, Pennsylv...

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

Nineteenth-century Greek revival house. 1749 Coliseum Street. New Orleans, Louisiana

Nineteenth-century Greek revival house. 1749 Coliseum Street. New Orle...

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Ferry and wharf goods. Vicksburg, Mississippi

Ferry and wharf goods. Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Negro houses, south end of town, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Negro houses, south end of town, Vicksburg, Mississippi

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A black and white photo of a busy city street, Main street. Macon, Georgia

A black and white photo of a busy city street, Main street. Macon, Geo...

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 house, Negro housing, Vicksburg, Mississippi

An old black and white photo of a house, Negro housing, Vicksburg, Mis...

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Ferry and river men. Vicksburg, Mississippi

Ferry and river men. Vicksburg, Mississippi

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A black and white photo of a statue of a man, Vicksburg battlefield monument. Mississippi

A black and white photo of a statue of a man, Vicksburg battlefield mo...

Public domain image of a military uniform, officer portrait, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Nineteenth-century house. Beaufort, South Carolina

Nineteenth-century house. Beaufort, South Carolina

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

Steelmill workers' houses, company owned. Vicinity of Birmingham, Alabama

Steelmill workers' houses, company owned. Vicinity of Birmingham, Alab...

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 building with graffiti on it, Main street storefronts. Edwards, Mississippi

A black and white photo of a building with graffiti on it, Main street...

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, Vicksburg battlefield monument. Mississippi

A black and white photo of a statue of a man on a horse, Vicksburg bat...

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

Erosion. Mississippi - An old black and white photo of a trench

Erosion. Mississippi - An old black and white photo of a trench

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 an old building, Abandoned stores. Advance, Alabama

A black and white photo of an old building, Abandoned stores. Advance,...

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 and a man, Bystanders, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

An old photo of a woman and a man, Bystanders, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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

Negroes in the lineup for food at mealtime in the camp for flood refugees, Forrest City, Arkansas

Negroes in the lineup for food at mealtime in the camp for flood refug...

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

Sharecropper Bud Fields and his family at home. Hale County, Alabama

Sharecropper Bud Fields and his family at home. Hale County, Alabama

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

Making the roads. The roads will be dirt roads with 18 foot gravel surface. Bosque Farms Project.

Making the roads. The roads will be dirt roads with 18 foot gravel sur...

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

Greenhills, Ohio. - An old black and white photo of a rural road

Greenhills, Ohio. - An old black and white photo of a rural road

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

Negroes in the lineup for food at mealtime in the camp for flood refugees, Forrest City, Arkansas

Negroes in the lineup for food at mealtime in the camp for flood refug...

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

Flood refugees at mealtime, Forrest City, Arkansas

Flood refugees at mealtime, Forrest City, Arkansas

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

A black and white photo of a woman standing outside of a hut, Migrant workers' shack. California. 1935.

A black and white photo of a woman standing outside of a hut, Migrant ...

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 people, Food." Southern California.

A black and white photo of a group of people, Food." Southern Californ...

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A street in Brawley, Imperial Valley.]

[A street in Brawley, Imperial Valley.]

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 in front of a tent, Migrant family in Kern County.

A group of people standing in front of a tent, Migrant family in Kern ...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Road sign. Ford Nat'l advertising campaign. A note on social trends.

Road sign. Ford Nat'l advertising campaign. A note on social trends.

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

Tip Estes hitching horses to a wagon. Near Fowler, Indiana.

Tip Estes hitching horses to a wagon. Near Fowler, Indiana.

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

Going to town. Near Eldorado, Illinois.

Going to town. Near Eldorado, Illinois.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cart, carriage, wagon, chariot, 18th-19th century design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Child of migrant strawberry picker in front of tent home near Hammond, Louisiana

Child of migrant strawberry picker in front of tent home near Hammond,...

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

Putting piece of canvas into foot of boot. This is the only piece of cloth in the boots and holds the wrinkles and toe flower. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Putting piece of canvas into foot of boot. This is the only piece of c...

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

Old house in Silverton, Colorado. This was the type of house built by mine and mill operators in the early mining days and indicates that the owners felt that the mining operations would be of a permanent nature

Old house in Silverton, Colorado. This was the type of house built by ...

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

Sheep shearers on ranch in Malheur County, Oregon. The cord around the waist of man on right is used to sew up the sacks which contain wool. These sheep shearers travel in outfit of which man on left is boss, has about twenty members

Sheep shearers on ranch in Malheur County, Oregon. The cord around the...

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

Monterey County, California. Harrowing a field in river valley land which will be planted in beans

Monterey County, California. Harrowing a field in river valley land wh...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a horse wearing a bridle, Horse, Prince Georges County, Maryland.

A black and white photo of a horse wearing a bridle, Horse, Prince Geo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a horse, animal husbandry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people standing outside of a church, Church, Manchester, New Hampshire.

A group of people standing outside of a church, Church, Manchester, Ne...

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

Vicinity of L and First Streets. Washington, D.C.

Vicinity of L and First Streets. Washington, D.C.

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

New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

A black and white photo of a bridge, Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshire.

A black and white photo of a bridge, Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshi...

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 construction site, Amoskeag, Manchester, New Hampshire.

A black and white photo of a construction site, Amoskeag, Manchester, ...

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 machine in a factory, Machinery. Manchester, New Hampshire

An old photo of a machine in a factory, Machinery. Manchester, New Ham...

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

New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Series of identical houses, New Jersey.

Series of identical houses, New Jersey.

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Carousel at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Massachusetts.

Carousel at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Massachusetts.

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

Manville, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Manville, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Manville, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Manville, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Cattle barn at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Massachusetts.

Cattle barn at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Farm off Hamilton Road, Franklin Township, New Jersey.

Farm off Hamilton Road, Franklin Township, New Jersey.

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

Manville, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Manville, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Booth selling Popeye whistles at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Massachusetts.

Booth selling Popeye whistles at Eastern States Fair. Springfield, Mas...

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

Manville, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Manville, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Negro home. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

Negro home. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

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

Negro shack. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

Negro shack. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Housing, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Housing, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

The home of a white family with children. The windows look directly into the parlor from the street. The house was once a store. New Jersey.

The home of a white family with children. The windows look directly in...

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 dirt road, Unit E. Berwyn, [Greenbelt,] Maryland.

A black and white photo of a dirt road, Unit E. Berwyn, [Greenbelt,] M...

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

Rural shack, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

Rural shack, New Jersey. Great Depression, Carl Mydans photographs

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

Negro shack. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

Negro shack. New Jersey. - images Black History Month

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

A black and white photo of a man on a horse drawn wagon, Mule team hauling logs. Tennessee.

A black and white photo of a man on a horse drawn wagon, Mule team hau...

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

Cotton patch showing rocky character of land at Crabtree Creek recreational demonstration area near Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cotton patch showing rocky character of land at Crabtree Creek recreat...

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

Cuivre River Recreational Demonstration Project area. Troy, Missouri.

Cuivre River Recreational Demonstration Project area. Troy, Missouri.

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 building, Post office at Kaiser, Missouri.

A black and white photo of a small building, Post office at Kaiser, Mi...

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 forest, Lake site. Berwyn, [Greenbelt,] Maryland.

A black and white photo of a forest, Lake site. Berwyn, [Greenbelt,] M...

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Gully control in Coalins [i.e. Coraline] Forest and Game Reservation, between Tennessee and Cumberland river, in Kentucky.

Gully control in Coalins [i.e. Coraline] Forest and Game Reservation, ...

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

Showing beginning of submarginal area, University of Missouri Game Preserve and Arboretum Project. Columbia, Missouri.

Showing beginning of submarginal area, University of Missouri Game Pre...

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

Children of Negro sharecropper at pump. Near West Memphis, Arkansas.

Children of Negro sharecropper at pump. Near West Memphis, Arkansas.

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

An old black and white photo of a farm, Cumberland Homesteads, Crossville, Tennessee.

An old black and white photo of a farm, Cumberland Homesteads, Crossvi...

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

Typical bare rock-covered land planted to cotton at the Crabtree Creek recreational demonstration area near Raleigh, North Carolina, showing clearly why this land cannot support its inhabitants.

Typical bare rock-covered land planted to cotton at the Crabtree Creek...

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 working on a machine, Sawmill. Irwinville Farms, Georgia. 1935

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Sawmill. Irwinv...

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

Old house inhabited by family to be resettled on Cumberland Farms [i.e. Skyline Farms?], Ala. 1935.

Old house inhabited by family to be resettled on Cumberland Farms [i.e...

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

Miss Nellie Watson, schoolteacher at Corbin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Miss Nellie Watson, schoolteacher at Corbin Hollow, Shenandoah Nationa...

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

Slum district. St. Louis, Mo. 1936.

Slum district. St. Louis, Mo. 1936.

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

Winter sports. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

Winter sports. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

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

Man with ax and woodpile. - Public domain portrait print

Man with ax and woodpile. - Public domain portrait print

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

Finish of downhill ski race. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

Finish of downhill ski race. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1936.

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 person in the snow, Resident of Lancaster, New Hampshire.

A black and white photo of a person in the snow, Resident of Lancaster...

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

Man with ax and woodpile. - Public domain portrait print

Man with ax and woodpile. - 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.

Vernon Evans leaving South Dakota for a new start in the Pacific Northwest. Near Missoula, Montana.

Vernon Evans leaving South Dakota for a new start in the Pacific North...

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

Years of back breaking labor is represented by the small cleared plot in the foreground, typical of a stump ranch in Oregon.

Years of back breaking labor is represented by the small cleared plot ...

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, House nearing completion, Greenbelt, Maryland.

A black and white photo of a house, House nearing completion, Greenbel...

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

Cubula blowing at steel mill. Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

Cubula blowing at steel mill. Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

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

Home of a mountain family who will be resettled on new land. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Home of a mountain family who will be resettled on new land. Shenandoa...

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

Inhabitants of Nethers in front of post office. Virginia

Inhabitants of Nethers in front of post office. Virginia

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

Home of [Dodson] family which is to be moved to Shenandoah National Park Homesteads. Old Rag, Virginia

Home of [Dodson] family which is to be moved to Shenandoah National Pa...

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

Ovens used for cooking and baking at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

Ovens used for cooking and baking at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

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

Wife and child of a sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas

Wife and child of a sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas

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

Daughter of sharecropper, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Daughter of sharecropper, Mississippi County, Arkansas

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

Sharecropper and children in front of company house. Wilson cotton plantation, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Sharecropper and children in front of company house. Wilson cotton pla...

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

Family of resettled farmer. Dyess Colony, Miss. Co., Ark. 1935

Family of resettled farmer. Dyess Colony, Miss. Co., Ark. 1935

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

House at Tupelo, Miss - An old black and white photo of a house

House at Tupelo, Miss - An old black and white photo of a house

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

Turpentine distillery near the project, Irwin County, Georgia

Turpentine distillery near the project, Irwin County, Georgia

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

Son of squatter, [Blue Ridge Mountains,] Virginia

Son of squatter, [Blue Ridge Mountains,] Virginia

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

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