The mid-1930s was a time that was marked by rapid change, resilience, and an overriding sense of quiet strength throughout America, and beyond. Still yet gripped by the Great Depression, people were able to find numerous ways to power through intense bouts of hardship, while communities leaned on one another, and culture continued to evolve at a steady pace. This collection of 35 vintage photos provides a vivid window into that everyday life, capturing the various scenes that help paint a picture of the mid-1930s.
1. Cavalry training in England in 1935
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2. Louisiana 1935
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3. Midtown Manhattan. New York City in 1935
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4. A sweet street kiss in 1935
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5. A woman plays a special piano designed for those dealing with bedrest
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6. A police officer directing traffic in London’s fog with the help of an apparatus connected with the gas main, 1935
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7. A little girl uses the telephone in a 1935 Sweden
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8. A post office out in Nethers, Virginia in 1935
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9. Sharecroppers in front of their cabin out in Arkansas in 1935
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10. Grandma and grandpa way back in the day in 1935
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11. Pike and Henry street out in Manhattan in 1935
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12. Two students in a dorm room in the University of Kentucky in 1935
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13. A destitute family out in the Ozark Mountains area in 1935
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14. Schoolboys cheering at a swimming carnival in 1935
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15. A milkman on his route in an interesting little truck
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16. An old 1935 saloon out in Virginia City, Nevada
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17. A college dorm room back in 1935
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18. Someone’s great grandfather back in 1935
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19. Delivering Ford vehicles in Detroit, Michigan, in the U.S. of 1935
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20. A Ukranian girl in a folk costume back in 1935
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21. Some students cook during a high school home economics class in Maryland in 1935
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22. Mr. Mark Hill on his 45-year-old penny farthing bicycle in London in 1935
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23. Franklin Elementary School class in Provo, Utah, 1935
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24. Some Japanese farms use a water wheel for irrigation in 1935
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25. New Year’s Eve at the El Morroco Nightclub in New York City
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26. Peak hour traffic in Cleveland in 1935
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27. A tenant farming family back in November of 1935
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28. A one week old foal back in 1935
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29. The throwback baby car seats were just a tad bit nightmarish
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30. Unemployed and living out of urban huts back in the Manhattan of 1935
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31. A soba noodles deliveryman out in the Tokyo, Japan of 1935
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32. A farm security administration school in Alabama in 1935
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33. The Norva Theater out in Norfolk, Virginia in 1934