The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
What we know and what we don’t about the origin of the famous line in Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address.
Interactive Exhibit from the American Art Museum
Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration created the Public Works of Art Program.
Home Sales During the Great Depression
Building an edifice of statistics—where can you learn about the real estate market during the Depression?
Recession, Depression, Hard Times, New Deal: Classroom Resources (updated April 7)
The internet is full of classroom resources for teaching about the New Deal—arguably, perhaps more than for any other era.
The Great Depression and Today
Does the current financial crisis echo the Great Depression?
Voices from the Dust Bowl: 1940-1941
Great Depression documentation of migrant work camps in central California.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) Photographs
Close to 200 photographs document the work of Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA).
Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
Read the life histories of a range of U.S. citizens, compiled by the WPA’s Federal Writers’ Project.
Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943
Showcases more than 900 Work Projects Administration (WPA) posters produced as part of the New Deal.
The Great Depression to World War II: Photos from the FSA-OWI
Explore this database of over 150,000 photographs that capture the true nature of this crisis and its solutions.