Series of annotated photographs that document the realities of Depression-era America.

A broad selection of photographs taken during the Great Depression can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.

This account by Communist activist Anna Taffler details her activities working with the Communist-led Unemployment Councils of the 1930s. These organizations worked in hundreds of local communities to demand jobs and better treatment...

Audio and text version of interview with a woman recalling her experience helping hoboes during the 1930s.

Learn about the history of migrant workers in America by viewing the work of Dorothea Lange, one of the most famous photographers of the Great Depression.

Photographs from the 1930s of both black and white sharecroppers, with some accompanying explanation.

A fascinating look at American life from 1939 to 1943 through photographs. The buildings, cars, clothing, and stores are very different from today. This is an excellent way to get a feel for the turn of the decade -- from the Depression...

Explore this online scrapbook filled with articles and ephemera relating to the 1930s migrant farm issue in California.

This article takes readers back to the day of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker's famous capture in a small Louisiana town. The article from the 1934 archives is written in harrowing "old-time" journalistic detail.