A Look INto the 1930sImages helped convey the stories and history of the 1930's. These are some of the pictures that tell the tale of the times that changed us all.
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A group of 8th graders from California posing for a class photo.
A small schoolhouse in the 1930's, generally for rural families or used as an all-black school.
A 1931 Ford Model A, one of the most popular cars of the early 1930's.
A Douglas DC-3, one of the most revolutionary airplanes of the twentieth century.
A segregated water fountain from the 1930's based on regulations from the Jim Crow laws.
Painting by Barbara Stevenson in 1934, Apple Vendor, depicting the way millions of Americans had to earn a living during the Great Depression.
A bread line during the Great Depression, when food and supplies were scarce.
Atticus Finch, shown here in a courtroom. Whites would occupy the ground floor while blacks were required to stay on the balcony.