During the 1930s, the Great Depression cast a long shadow across America. But life didn’t stop: People worked, danced, built, invented, rebelled, and dreamed of a brighter future. From steelworkers ...
Amherst Historical Society will host the Experiencing 1930s “Hooverville” event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Sandstone Village, 736 Milan Ave. in Amherst. Focused on life in the 1930s, the ...
Discover how rural electrification in the 1930s transformed farm life, replacing ....power and creating the unforgettable “zero hour” moment.
Home life in the 1930s was heavily influences by the Great Depression, an era when abundance was almost unheard of. Frugality was the name of the game; resilience and working together defined daily ...
The 1930s were a tumultuous time in the United States. The decade, bookended by the stock market crash in 1929 and the start of World War II in 1939, saw the Great Depression, Dust Bowl and the New ...
HOLDREGE — People and places from the Great Depression-Dust Bowl years remain timeless in 80,000 black-and-white photographs taken by some of America’s best photographers of the 1930s. The federal ...
Louisville experienced several major events during the 1930s, including a presidential visit and a catastrophic flood. Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigned for president in Louisville in 1932 amid the ...
I am an artist, Matt Loughrey, based in Ireland, working behind the ‘My Colorful Past’ project. For the first time, I brought back to life in color the mugshots of various criminals which date back to ...