great depression

1930s

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A long line of children file into a soup kitchen. Each child takes a…

1930s

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A train moves down the tracks billowing thick plumes of steam/smoke. A…

1930s

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A group of men are gathered on a dark street. Some young men look at…

1930s

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A large factory, spewing smoke from it’s smoke stacks. Men and women in…

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The stock market floor in the late 1920s. Hands typing. A man wears…

1930s

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A lone horse stands on a dusty plain. A person runs across a field away…

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Men queuing for a soup kitchen. Close up of their feet shuffling past…

1930s

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Men walk past a sign reading ‘Jobless men keep going we can’t take care…

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A man hands pieces of paper to men as they file through a doorway. A…

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Construction sites. A police officer directs traffic. Busy sidewalks.…

1930s

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A montage of the 1929 economic crash in New York City. First a shot of…

1930s

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Life during the Great Depression in the city. Children warm their hands…