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Photos of The Great Depression

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Photos of The Great Depression
Photos of
The Great Depression
• What is happening in this picture?
• What are the circumstances this photo represents?
If there are people in your photo:
How are these people dressed?
What can you infer from the expression on their faces and their posture?
If there are no people in your photo:
Describe the condition of any man-made objects in the photo.
• What seems to have led to these circumstances?
• Is there anything interesting or surprising about the situation represented here?
• What problems or frustrations are suggested by this image?
• What adaptations can you assume or infer people are making to these conditions?
• What help seems to be needed here?
• What is unique about this image that the photographer wanted to capture?
Surviving the Dust Storm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6KSOa
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Mother of Seven
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=s9IjfQS0K
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No material
possessions left
Foreclosure/Vacancy
Rich get richer, poor get
poorer
Our new house
Moving out West
Car doubles as bedroom
Left the wife &
kids to head out
west
Healthcare
http://www.you
tube.com/watc
h?v=HYYAwS
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http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=Yop62wQH49
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https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=F6lNi7
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Deluxe Kitchen
Starving Baby
School
Laundry Room
Christmas Dinner
Heading out west by foot
The elderly & the young
The bath room
The live stock
Prices for food at the
market
House made out of
garbage
Banks closed
Church & Soup Kitchens
Men at the Soup Kitchen
Men at the Bread line
The CCC building parks
The CCC & Volunteer
Firemen
Living out of your car
Federal Housing Project
Playing Baseball
Homeless Shelter
Why is the Great Depression
relevant to today?
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