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21 Rare Photos Taken In Ohio During The Great Depression

By April Dray | Published December 16, 2015

After the stock market crashed in October of 1929, the United States faced its most economically difficult years. The state of Ohio was especially hurt. By 1932, Ohio’s unemployment rate reached 37.3 percent. The following collection of photos showcase the life and landscape of Ohio during the Great Depression— and serve to remind us of all that we have to be thankful for today.

1. "Typical squalid homes"

2. Cincinnati neighborhood

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3. "Rehabilitation client's wife"

4. The most common source of water supply

5. "Street scene, Sunday afternoon"

6. An 83-year-old settler to be resettled, near Chillicothe

7. Part of a family of 10 to be resettled on the Ross-Hocking Land Project near Chillicothe

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8. Workmen going home from work in Greenhills

9. Gas station and gospel mission in Cleveland

10. Eshelman's feed mill in Circleville

11. Main and Court Streets in Circleville

12. Dwellers of Circleville's "Hooverville"

13. Child playing in Circelville's "Hooverville"

14. William A. Swift, a farmer before he became a resident of Circleville's "Hooverville."

15. Men sitting on a bench in Springfield

16. The Thaxton family, near Mechanicsburg

17. Saturday afternoon in London, "the other side of the tracks"

18. World War Veterans' homecoming and carnival in London

19. Bus station in Marion

20. Scene at Buckeye Lake Amusement Park

21. Main Street in Lancaster

What do you know about the Great Depression in Ohio? We would love to hear any stories you might have to share. Please feel free to pass along your thoughts and stories in the comments below.

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