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Illustration shows child huddled on door stoop wearing ragged clothing.

The above image shows the mental and emotional toll poverty has on all those it affects, but especially children. There is also clearly no one reaching out to help the child…

Illustration shows children and teenagers gathered on and around a wagon in a dilapidated alley. Illus. in: Darkness and daylight: or, Lights and shadows of New York life. A woman's narrative of mission and rescue work in tough places, with personal…

Print showing a young cavalier on horseback and a poor boy riding a mule, each accompanied by a dog. Includes a remarque in lower right corner showing a dog's head looking at a falcon resting on an arm.

The above political cartoon was drawn three…

Young defense woman. This young woman, trained in a National Youth Administration (NYA) work center, is contributing to defense as the result of skill acquired on the government project. Scene from Women in Defense, Office of War Information (OWI)…

Crafts are an important part of any culture, as are any other leisure activity. Crafts are learned in school and are a staple at summer camps. The Works Progress Administration gave people jobs teaching others crafts, as it helps the people who need…

Quilting is an important cultural activity. Different patterns mean different things, and quilts were used as signals if a location was safe on the Underground Railroad. Women also used to get together and make quilts, women did this frequently in…

Photograph taken eight years after Jane Addams founded Hull House in Chicago. The image shows three people walking down a row of deteriorating buildings, likely houses. It is living conditions, like those shown in the above photograph, that would…

Illustration shows emaciated, wounded boy standing next to barrel. Illus. in: Darkness and daylight: or, Lights and shadows of New York life. A woman's narrative of mission and rescue work in tough places, with personal experiences among the poor in…