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Movie theater, Elkins, West Virginia. There are two movies in town, both offer games of chance, win a dollar, three nights a week

Movie theater, Elkins, West Virginia. There are two movies in town, bo...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Louis Gabriel, 123 4 Street, Washington, D.C., (13 yrs. old.), S.W., and brother Eddie (10 yrs. old) and Johnnie, 7 yrs. old. I found Louis and Eddie selling after midnight, April 17th, with about 50 papers left on their hands. "We got stuck". Eddie says he is often up until 10 or 12 P.M., and sometimes up at 4 A.M. Sunday. They said they make several dollars some days, "Wid de tips." The younger ones were very voluble about tips."I allus axes em fer nickels," Johnnie said. The 2 older boys, Louis and Eddie, are on probation at Juvenile Court. Family is well known to charities. Father taken into Court for non-support. Has deserted. April 19 at 1 A.M. I found Louis and Eddie still selling Extras. They said they made $3 to-night, but last night they, "got stuck bad." For three nights in succession they had been out selling until after midnight, as many others of their age had been. Location: Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia.

Louis Gabriel, 123 4 Street, Washington, D.C., (13 yrs. old.), S.W., ...

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Bridgeton, New Jersey. FSA (Farm Security Administration) agricultural workers' camp. This truckload of Florida migrants had been on the way three days and three nights. It was raining much of the time, and one woman contracted pleurisy. The trip cost each person about eight dollars. They arrived at the camp at 4:30 a.m. in a drizzle

Bridgeton, New Jersey. FSA (Farm Security Administration) agricultural...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a store front, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a store front, West Virginia. Farm Security...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bridgeton, New Jersey. FSA (Farm Security Administration) agricultural workers' camp. This truckload of Florida migrants had been on the way three days and three nights. It was raining much of the time, and one woman contracted pleurisy. The trip cost each person about eight dollars. They arrived at the camp at 4:30 a.m. in a drizzle

Bridgeton, New Jersey. FSA (Farm Security Administration) agricultural...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.