17 Rare Photos Taken In Tennessee During The Great Depression
It’s always fascinating to see where we’ve come from, where our families have been. Tennessee has seen the good and the bad, with our people rising above no matter the situation. We’ve found some amazing photographs (some we bet you’ve never seen!) from the Volunteer State during the Great Depression. It’s a sobering, beautiful thing to have a window to the past, isn’t it?
A photo of our Tennessee men, waiting for work.
On the streets of Nashville, these men wait for a new beginning.
Bonnets were still a legit thing in the 20th century!
Building the future, one little bit at a time.
We bet her grandchildren ended up at Vanderbilt!
That's quite the beard, there - but it was kind of expected back then.
So many were fighting to begin anew in the 1930's.
The face of the future.
You don't see things like this anymore, do you?
There are so many photographs like these but seeing people from our home state is so powerful.
Come one, come all!
It looks a little bit different now, surprisingly enough.
Wouldn't it be interesting if you recognized one of these Tennesseans?
The folks of yesteryear, together for a religious rendezvous.
The face of a generation.
Taking a smoke break, so many years ago.
It's a humbling thing, to see photos like this.
This really makes you think, doesn’t it? Leave your comments below, friends.
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