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This image is a picture of a woman named Florence Thompson taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936. Commonly known as the "Migrant Mother" photo, this image shows Thompson surrounded by three of her children in California during the Great Depression.
A photograph of unemployed men lined up outside a soup kitchen opened by Al Capone to receive free coffee in Chicago during the Great Depression.
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the Works Progress Administration that promoted workers to gain confidence from working.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaking during a radio broadcast.
Washington, D.C., December 6th Henry Alsberg defended the Federal Writers’ Project in front of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activates.
A poster advertising the Illinois state guidebook from the American Guide Series, "Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide."
A poster from the United States Travel Bureau, created by the Federal Arts Project, advertising the New Deal campaign "See America First" to encourage American citizens to engage in national tourism.
A postcard depicting swimmers at Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan created c. 1930-1945 by Tichner Brothers Publishers.
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the United States Travel Bureau in 1939. It depicts two people exploring a cavern, promoting the New Deal "See America" campaign.
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the American Guide Series in 1939. It depicts a man skiing and text advertising the book "Skiing in the East: The Best Trails and How to Get There" from the American Guide Series.
A poster created by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service in 1938. It depicts a forest from Zion National Park with text relaying information about the park.
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the United States Travel Bureau in 1939. It depicts a man on a horse in front of a mountain range with text advertising tourism in Montana.
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project in 1940. It depicts a scenic view with text promoting tourism in Puerto Rico.
A poster created by the United States Department of the Interior for the National Park Service in 1938. It depicts a geyser, Old Faithful, in Yellowstone with text promoting tourism in Yellowstone National Park.
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the World's Fair c. 1938-1939. It depicts cars on a highway near a coastline with text encouraging visiting the World's Fair as well as the sea cliff nearby.
A poster created by the Federal Arts Project for the United States Travel Bureau in 1940. It depicts a scene with a waterfall and text promoting tourism in the National Parks.
Created by the National Recovery Administration (NRA) in 1933, this film was directed by Alfred E. Green and stars Dick Powell, Alan Dinehart, Samuel S. Hinds, and Charles Middleton. Dick Powell plays a songwriter working for the NRA struggling to…
A mural created in 1938 by William Gropper located in the Department of the Interior Building depicting workers constructing a dam.
A poster created for the National Park Service in 1938. It depicts a landscape of the Grand Canyon with text promoting the National Park Service and tourism.
