We are going to look at 5 different themes within the Great Depression Era for this part of our wiki. The chart below gives a brief synopsis of what you'll find on each page.
Entertainment
popularity of movies
popularity of radio programs
Big Band and Swing Music
collegiate and professional sports
Struggling in the Bad Economy
shantytowns and Hoovervilles
hoboes
soup kitchens, breadlines, and "the dole"
labor strikes and sit down strikes
Major News
Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial
Spanish Civil War
Hindenburg Disaster
Amelia Erhart's disappearance
Style and Architecture
fashions for men and women
Art Deco style and Frank Lloyd Wright
skyscrapers
World's Fair 1939-'40
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, LC-USF34-038637-D DLC (b&w film neg,)
Great Depression Era
We are going to look at 5 different themes within the Great Depression Era for this part of our wiki. The chart below gives a brief synopsis of what you'll find on each page.
Entertainment
popularity of movies
popularity of radio programs
Big Band and Swing Music
collegiate and professional sports
Struggling in the Bad Economy
shantytowns and Hoovervilles
hoboes
soup kitchens, breadlines, and "the dole"
labor strikes and sit down strikes
Major News
Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial
Spanish Civil War
Hindenburg Disaster
Amelia Erhart's disappearance
Style and Architecture
fashions for men and women
Art Deco style and Frank Lloyd Wright
skyscrapers
World's Fair 1939-'40
Transportation
automobiles
trains
urban transit
highway network
motorcycles