Times Were Tough During The Great Depression Of The 1930's

Roosevelt considered Shirley Temple one of the weapons in fighting the Depression.

Nine children, father ill, no work - selling their possessions for money to buy food.

Winter, 1937 - men literally sleeping on the street - in suits.

This home was built from refuse.

Men in the front of the sign could get a 5 cent meal - the rest would have to beg on the street.

FDR with outgoing President Hoover - the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression were during Hoover's term. He was therefore a one term President.

Eternal truth? When government balances the needs of workers and the captains of industry, there is prosperity.

Is that a washing machine??

On one of the first days to sign up for unemployment, the lines were long. Only 22 states offered unemployment insurance. It was a new concept.

During the Great Depression, they were protesting in suits and hats.

Not many more possessions than a great smile!

"I am taking the photogka [sic] of depression anp [sic] starvation at once".

This man was still trying to get compensation from his local government for damage to his farm by a broken levee 12 years later! :(

Coming together to help the people. They were trying to create The New Deal to help the American people in very tough times.

This (projected) hotel had been sitting unfinished since 1929 - 9 years before!