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Life During the Great Depression

The immensity of the Great Depression caused virtually every American to feel personally vulnerable. Daily life went on, in many respects much like the previous decade, but the reality of hard times cast a shadow few could escape. more »

Source: Daily Life Online

Explore the 1930s

Comics

Dance

Diet

Film

Music

Radio

Volunteers of America Soup Kitchen in Washington, D.C.

Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields of California.

Woman turning the nozzle on hose to washing machine with wringer.

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