The Depression of the 30's
Object Details
- Description
- The Great Depression began with the Stock Market crash on October 24, 1929. As the Depression continued and more people were evicted from their homes makeshift, shanty towns were built around the country. These shanty towns were called Hoovervilles after President Herbert Hoover who many felt was to blame for not providing government assistance or relief. Reporter Charles Michelson is credited for coining the term, "Hooverville." It first appeared in print in 1930.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1962
- ID Number
- 1988.0701.18
- catalog number
- 1988.0701.18
- accession number
- 1988.0701
- affiliated union
- United Auto Workers
- depicted (sitter)
- Hoover, Herbert
- maker
- United Auto Workers
- Object Name
- Poster
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 19 in; 55.88 cm x 48.26 cm
- place made
- United States: Michigan, Detroit
- Associated Place
- United States: Michigan, Detroit
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, General History Collection
- Princeton Posters
- general subject association
- labor issues
- Labor Unions
- poverty
- related event
- The Great Depression and World War II
- Record ID
- nmah_1050830
