1930s commoners

[Portrait of Count of Monte Cristo, Macbeth, Duke of Iron, Wilmoth Hou...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb The Renaissance Ballroom information was provided in the 2014 [Bear Family] publication Calypso Craze, 1956-1957 and Beyond (EAN: 53971021694... More

Edward Augustine Savoy - government messenger holds job 58 years

Half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right. Messenger for Secretary of State. Photo by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. C... More

[Man and woman (Mr. & Mrs. Newt Mann) seated in doorway]

This record contains unverified data from caption card. Gift; Doris Ulmann Foundation 1935 (DLC/PP-1935:055).

[Man with radio?] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arthur Bell. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This mug shot comes from a police identification book believed to be from the 1930s. It was originally found in a junk shop by a member of the public and subsequently donated to Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. ... More

Police route Communists with tear gas at demonstration during congress...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Men standing next to airplane]

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Iraq. (Mesopotamia). Baghdad. Views, street scenes, and types. The Kat...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Forms part of: the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection.

[Men wearing fishing boots] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

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Iraq. Lady Surma, Mr. Pudley & Reverend John B. Panfil. Man in boat wi...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man at desk in office] - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified man; U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

A black and white photo of a man standing on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Baker (Iron Head), Sugar Land, Texas

Handwritten on back: "James Baker (Iron Head) Sugarland, Tex. June 1934." Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.

I.P.C. [i.e., Iraq Petroleum Company]. Dropping of pipe into trench & ...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

I.P.C. [i.e., Iraq Petroleum Company]. Welding pipes together, on Esdr...

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Alex[ander] Rolle, Bailiff (?), Old Bite, Cat Is[land], July 1935

Photos taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Handwritten on back: "Alex. Rolle, Bailiff? Old Bite, Cat Is., July 1935." Forms part of: Lomax collection o... More

Camp of single men by the roadside. They have come in to work in the p...

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Wash. D.C. "Coal Case" Carter. This photograph of James W. Carter, coa...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[New York, New York. 61st Street between 1st and 3d Avenues]

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A black and white photo of two men standing in front of a store - FSA ...

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

[Man changing lightbulb in chandelier]

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[Man working on clock in U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

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Turkey. Kayserie. Decorated street on Constitution Day

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Street scene in New Orleans, Louisiana

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[Man at desk with Huey Long's autobiography "Everyman King"]

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and top hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man seated in rocking chair, facing forward, Eatonville, Fla., taken...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos probably taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Handwritten on bac... More

[Man standing at wheel of ship, facing left, taken during Bahamas reco...

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Drought farmers line the shady side of the main street on the town whi...

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The United States Biological Survey has cooperated with the Resettleme...

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An old black and white photo of a man and a woman and a child, Iowa. F...

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A man sitting on a bench reading a book, New Hamshire. Farm Security O...

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Palestine disturbances 1936. Nail picking on a Jerusalem Street, citiz...

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Messrs. Kaunetz [i.e., Kaunitz] (or Kauneel [name of company]), father...

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Workmen in a coal yard near the South Stre...

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Farmers. Main street in Oklahoma town. Drought region

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Man working at special sewing machine for hats, Jersey Homesteads, New...

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A man sitting on a bench reading a book, New Hamshire. Farm Security O...

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Two old men on main street, Jackson, Ohio

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Street scene, Spencer, Iowa. Great Depression public domain photograph...

A couple of men sitting on top of a bed, Iowa. Farm Security Administr...

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Street scene at 38th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City

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A group of people standing outside of a building, New Hamshire. Farm S...

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A black and white photo of people walking down a street, New Hamshire....

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Men coming to work at Greenbelt, Maryland

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A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Great Depression FSA pho...

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A couple of men sitting on top of a wooden bench, Vermont. Farm Securi...

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Man in the park, Manchester, New Hampshire

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Martial law on Colorado border stops migratory laborers

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Street corner scene, Manchester, New Hampshire

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[Group of men with guns dressed for hunting?]

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[Man on donkey ("Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, Nov. 29") in fro...

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A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench, New Hamshire. Far...

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Government men testing cosmetics. Washington, D.C., July 10. In testin...

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A black and white photo of a man sitting on the side of a car, Minneso...

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A black and white photo of three men and a child. Great Depression FSA...

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Man reading in restaurant, Washington, D.C.

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Man on the street, Washington, D.C.

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A black and white photo of people walking down a street, New Hamshire....

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This man was born a slave in Greene County, Georgia

Public domain photograph of Georgia in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sign man, Sixth Avenue, New York, New York

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Spectators at fire, Washington, D.C.

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Guard at company town. Jefferson County, Alabama

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Fat man dozing in the shade of a tree, New Hampshire

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Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A couple of men standing nex...

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Bootblack, Fourteenth Street and Eighth Avenue, New York, New York

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A man in a suit and hat walking past a store, New Hamshire. Farm Secur...

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A black and white photo of people walking down a street, Great Depress...

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A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat, New Hamshire. Farm...

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A group of men standing around a table, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Phot...

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Juicers in the grapefruit canning plant at Winter Haven, Florida. Many...

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

A black and white photo of people walking down a street. Great Depress...

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

Street scene, Provincetown, Massachusetts, c.1930s

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A man in a hat smoking a cigarette, Washington DC. Farm Security Admin...

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

Street corner. Black River Falls, Wisconsin

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A black and white photo of people walking down a street, New Hamshire....

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Christmas raffle in the streets of Cidra. The kid and chicken are the ...

Public domain photograph of music festival, band, orchestra, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Men sitting in front of hotel in the early morning, Little Fork, Minne...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John Scott, hired man in Ringgold, Iowa

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A house on South Street being demolished

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A black and white photo of people walking down the street, New Hamshir...

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An old photo of a man laying on the ground, West Virginia. Farm Securi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of coal miners, workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Detail of crowd watching street dance, National Rice Festival, Crowley...

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Men at auction room, Pickaway Livestock Cooperative Association

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Man in front of the drugstore. Dover, Delaware

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Lower Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska

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Coal miners card gambling Saturday afternoon on porch of company store...

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A black and white photo of a man and a dog, West Virginia. Farm Securi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men standing on a porch of a house, West Virginia. Farm Sec...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Unemployment benefits aid begins. Line of men inside a division office...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A couple of men sitting next to each other. Ohio during Great Depressi...

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Saturday afternoon in London, Ohio, "the main street"

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man leaning on a fence, West Virginia. Fa...

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

Former coal miner, worked twelve years for Chaplin Coal Company as han...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a person in a field, New Jersey. Farm Secur...

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street scene, Marysville, Ohio, c.1930s

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Blind old man who lives on farm operated by his two unmarried daughter...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A couple of men sitting on the steps of a building. Ohio during Great ...

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

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. One of the hired men on the Enos Royer...

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New York, New York. 61st Street between 1st and 3rd Avenues. A tenant

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Farmers standing in street, Caruthersville, Missouri

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