A Breadline During the Great Depression
ca. 2/1932
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The original caption for this photograph reads: "Depression: Breadlines: Long line of people waiting to be fed: New York City: In the absence of substantial government relief programs during 1932, free food was distributed with private funds in some urban centers to large numbers of the unemployed."
This primary source comes from the Collection FDR-PHOCO: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs.
National Archives Identifier: 196506
Full Citation: Photograph PHOCO-A-69146; Depression: Breadlines: Long line of people waiting to be fed: New York City; ca. 2/1932; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, 1882 - 1962; Collection FDR-PHOCO: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/breadline, December 13, 2024]Activities that use this document
- The Impact of the Great Depression: Photograph Analysis
Created by the National Archives Education Team - The School Lunch Program and the Federal Government
Created by the National Archives Education Team
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