the great depression in pictures. a family suffers
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THE GREAT THE GREAT DEPRESSION DEPRESSION IN PICTURESIN PICTURES
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A family suffers
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Migrant mother
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St. John’s, Newfoundland
Eastern Canada was especially hard hit by the depression
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Upstairs bedroom of family on relief.
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Men waiting in line for food
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Men wait in line for “Free coffee and donuts for the unemployed”
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Political pressure was strong as people suffered
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People slept wherever they could once they lost their homes
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Thousands of people abandoned their homes and went on the road in search of work
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Transients were not welcome in some towns.
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Migrant camp
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A squatter’s camp –often people lived in conditions like this when they were evicted
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Apple selling to avoid the embarassment of panhandling. In New York City there were over 5000 apple sellers on the streets.
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Dust storm
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A wall of dust approaching a Kansas town.
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