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56 photos tagged greatdepression, from 6 members of Flickr Commons.

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Tags that often appear on the same photos:

• 1936
• lewishine
• usnationalarchives
• massachusetts
• mtholyokemassachusetts
• manufacturing
• labor
• paper
• toys
• americanwritingpapercompany
• americancharacterdoll
• paragonrubbercompany
• dolls
• williamskinnerandsons
• xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
• womenworkers
• rubber
• silk
• unemployed
• scottsrunwestvirginia
• libraryofcongress
• mills
• child
• ny

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• U.S. National Archives 45 photos
• The Library of Congress 3 photos
• New York Public Library 3 photos
• State Library of New South Wales 3 photos
• George Eastman Museum 1 photo
• State Library of Queensland 1 photo

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Unemployed and huts, West Houston -- Mercer St., Manhattan.

from New York Public Library

• Robert & Kristin said:

  Notice the man sitting is shaven and dressed rather well (for 2008 standards). Even the homeless made an effort back in the early 20th century!

• LizBallerPhotos said:

  Wow just a treasure of history...great.

• productive side said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called soulful group, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• productive side said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called THE BEST PHOTOS OF THE WORLD, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• productive side said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called free and proud, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander May 16, 1935

from State Library of Queensland

• spelio said:

  And see him on Facebook and www.electronicswagman.com.au/

Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. Plants of the pristine industries of the River-side, now housing textile and paper converting and accessories, 1936

from U.S. National Archives

• penni01 said:

  A Better Title would be Holyoke, Massachusetts, as that is the name of the city in the photograph. Mount Holyoke is the name of the mountain in the far distance in the image.