Roosevelt's Tree Army
The work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in central New York State.
Black Days in the Market
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 opened the curtain on the Great Depression.
Bubbles, Panics, and Crashes: A Century of Financial Crises, 1830s-1930s
Do your students think the Great Depression was the only previous slump in the U.S. economy?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Examine the role of African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
Voices from the Dust Bowl: 1940-1941
Great Depression documentation of migrant work camps in central California.
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.