Breadlines. Long line of people waiting to be fed, New York City.
ca. 1932
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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: 195524
Full Citation: NLR-PHOCO-A-7420(244); Breadlines. Long line of people waiting to be fed, New York City.; ca. 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/depression-breadlines-long-line-of-people-nyc, September 11, 2024]Activities that use this document
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