New Deal Collection

HARLEM NEWSBOY, 1943. A newsboy from Harlem, New York. Photograph by Gordon Parks, 1943
HARLEM NEWSBOY, 1943. A newsboy in Harlem, New York. Photograph by Gordon Parks, 1943, digitally colored by Granger, NYC -- All Rights Reserved

Men standing in front of the Board of Trade bar and gambling house in Butte, Montana
MONTANA: GAMBLING, 1939. Men standing in front of the Board of Trade bar and gambling house in Butte, Montana. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, 1939

A group of African American men sitting on the porch of a country store, with the owners brother standing in
COUNTRY STORE, 1939. A group of African American men sitting on the porch of a country store, with the owners brother standing in the doorway

SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1939. Girls of Lincoln Bench School studying their reading lesson on the school steps in Malheur County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

An unemployed lumberjack with his wife in a migrant workers camp for the bean harvest, Marion County, Oregon
OREGON: LUMBERJACK, 1939. An unemployed lumberjack with his wife in a migrant workers camp for the bean harvest, Marion County, Oregon. The man has his social security number tattooed on his arm

What We Need Is Another Pump. American cartoon satirizing President Roosevelts New Deal pump priming deficits; while he
NEW DEAL: PRIME PUMP. What We Need Is Another Pump. American cartoon satirizing President Roosevelts New Deal pump priming deficits; while he used more than $8 billion in emergency spending measures

WEST VIRGINIA: COAL MINE. The next trip. Coal miners sitting in a mining car, ready to go into the mine shaft at Maidsville, West Virginia. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, September 1938

A road sign for a Farm Security Administration labor camp in Caldwell, Idaho. Photograph by Russell Lee, June 1941
LABOR CAMP SIGN, 1941. A road sign for a Farm Security Administration labor camp in Caldwell, Idaho. Photograph by Russell Lee, June 1941

STEEL MILLS, 1938. Steel mills along Monongahela River, Clairton, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, July 1938

MONTANA: DROUGHT, 1936. Man fleeing drought and grasshoppers in South Carolina, with his Model T Ford on Highway 10, Missoula, Montana. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, 1936

Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Girl welder in the NYA (National Youth Administration) school

ROW HOUSES, 1938. Women and children in front of a row of low-income houses in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, July 1938

CHICAGO: STREET, 1941. Street in the African American section of Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by Russell Lee, 1941

NEBRASKA: OUTHOUSE, 1939. Outhouse at Dawes County, Nebraska, photographed in 1939 by Arthur Rothstein

PENNSYLVANIA: EASTON, 1936. View of Easton, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Walker Evans, 1936

Smoke stacks, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Smoke stacks

SHARECROPPER FAMILY, 1936. Bud Fields and his family, in Hale County, Alabama. Photograph by Walker Evans, 1936

New Deal Remedies, cartoon, c1935, by Clifford Berryman
F.D. ROOSEVELT CARTOON. New Deal Remedies, cartoon, c1935, by Clifford Berryman

Symbol of the Tennessee Valley Authority, established in 1933 to control floods and improve navigation
NEW DEAL: TVA SYMBOL. Symbol of the Tennessee Valley Authority, established in 1933 to control floods and improve navigation and generate power along the Tennessee River

Old Reliable! American cartoon, 1938, by Clifford Berryman criticizing President Roosevelt for his New Deal spending
NEW DEAL CARTOON, 1938. Old Reliable! American cartoon, 1938, by Clifford Berryman criticizing President Roosevelt for his New Deal spending policies

All I Said Was Gimme Six More Justices ! : American cartoon by Clifford K
NEW DEAL: SUPREME COURT. " All I Said Was Gimme Six More Justices !" : American cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman showing the Democratic donkey kicking up a storm in opposition to President

President Roosevelt prepares to broadcast on his recovery programme, 1934 (b/w photo)
1766090 President Roosevelt prepares to broadcast on his recovery programme, 1934 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Field of Burley tobacco on farm of Russell Spears, drying and curing barn in the background, vicinity of Lexington
7301389 Field of Burley tobacco on farm of Russell Spears, drying and curing barn in the background, vicinity of Lexington, 1939 (photo) by Wolcott

Study for Proposed Portfolio "Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania", 1941. Creator: Unknown
Study for Proposed Portfolio " Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania", 1941

The church closed when the mill closed... Malone, Grays Harbor County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The church closed when the mill closed, but the houses are again occupied in the abandoned mill village. Washington, Grays Harbor County, Malone

The new WPA courthouse alongside the old county courthouse, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The new WPA (Work Projects Administration) courthouse alongside the old county courthouse. Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Colored family from near Houston, Texas, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Colored family from near Houston, Texas. Been in California for two years. Husband came first, later sent for wife and two children, who traveled by bus (on licensed car, fare six dollars)

Possibly: The church closed when the mill... Malone, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: The church closed when the mill closed, but the houses are again occupied in the abandoned mill village. Washington, Grays Harbor County, Malone

Malone Company house in abandoned mill village... Thurston County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, western, Thurston County. Malone Company house in abandoned mill village now occupied by Work Projects Administration (WPA) worker

Drought refugee... Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Yakima Valley. Drought refugee, aged sixty three, from Bismark, North Dakota. " Come to Washington three years ago in that Chevy coupe you see over there

Drought refugee, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Yakima Valley. Drought refugee, aged sixty three, from Bismark, North Dakota. " Came to Washington three years ago in that Chevy coupe you see over there

Street scene, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Street scene

Company houses of closed mill... Malone, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, Malone, Washington. Company houses of closed mill, now mainly occupied by Works Projects Administration (WPA) workers

Possibly: Company houses of closed mill... Malone, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, Malone, Washington. Company houses of closed mill, now mainly occupied by Works Projects Administration (WPA) workers

Family from Oklahoma, Highway City, near Fresno, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Highway City, California. Near Fresno. Family from Oklahoma

Mr. Roberts saying, "They re on WPA and I m out here", Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mr. Roberts saying, " They re on WPA (Work Projects Administration) and I m out here." Malheur County, Oregon

Family from Oklahoma; have been in California for 6 year... near Fresno, California, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Highway City, California. Near Fresno. Family from Oklahoma

Family from Oklahoma; have been in California for 6 years... near Fresno, California, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Highway City, California, near Fresno. Family from Oklahoma; have been in California for six years, have been migratory workers now on Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Western Bonus Army lays siege to Capitol, spend night on plaza lawns, 1932 (b / w photo)
5854063 Western Bonus Army lays siege to Capitol, spend night on plaza lawns, 1932 (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Francis Grose, FSA (engraving)
7179143 Portrait of Francis Grose, FSA (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Francis Grose, FSA)

Franklin D Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (photo)
6015156 Franklin D Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945)

Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Vincenzo Laviosa, 1932 (silver print photograph)
2622408 Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Vincenzo Laviosa, 1932 (silver print photograph) by Laviosa, Vincenzo (1889-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Franklin D)

Vintage Poster Introducing Social Security, 1935 (lithograph)
2622439 Vintage Poster Introducing Social Security, 1935 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Unemployed in New York, by Couriers Sunday, 1930 (colour litho)
2778001 Unemployed in New York, by Couriers Sunday, 1930 (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The world crisis)

Escambia Farms, Florida. Boiling wash water on the McLelland farm, 1942 (b / w photo)
4072597 Escambia Farms, Florida. Boiling wash water on the McLelland farm, 1942 (b/w photo) by Collier, John (1850-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Professor Raymond Moley, American academic and writer, 1930s. Raymond Charles Moley (1886-1975) was a leading supporter of President Franklin D Roosevelts New Deal but went on to became its bitter

Henry A Wallace, American politician, 1930s. Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) served as Secretary of Agriculture from 1933-1940 in President Franklin D Roosevelts administration

President Roosevelt, returning to Miami, Florida, USA, after a fishing trip, 13 April, 1934. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the United States

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"The New Deal: A Glimpse into America's Struggle and Resilience" In the midst of hardship, hope emerged. The iconic photograph captured by Gordon Parks in 1943 showcases a young Harlem newsboy, embodying the spirit of determination that defined an era. This image stands as a testament to the transformative power of President Roosevelt's New Deal. Butte, Montana, 1939 - Men gather outside the Board of Trade bar and gambling house, seeking solace amidst economic uncertainty. Arthur Rothstein's lens immortalizes their resilience in the face of adversity, highlighting how communities came together during challenging times. Education became an anchor for progress during this period. In 1939, schoolgirls from Lincoln Bench School diligently studied their reading lesson. These young minds symbolize the importance placed on knowledge and education as tools for building a brighter future. The struggles faced by ordinary Americans were not limited to urban areas alone. Dorothea Lange's poignant photograph depicts an unemployed lumberjack with his wife in Marion County, Oregon. His social security number tattooed on his arm serves as a reminder that even amidst despair, there was still hope for assistance through government programs. Political satire also played its part during these turbulent times. An American cartoon humorously depicted President Roosevelt's New Deal pump priming deficits while emphasizing his efforts to balance budgets through emergency spending measures amounting to over $8 billion. Dorothea Lange once again captures a moment frozen in time; African American men sitting on a porch in Gordonton, North Carolina against the backdrop of kerosene and gasoline pumps serve as symbols of both struggle and unity within marginalized communities across America. Coal miners huddled together inside mining cars depict West Virginia's coal industry at its peak – hardworking individuals who relied on employment opportunities provided by Roosevelt’s administration to sustain their families amid economic turmoil. Chicago’s African American section witnessed both challenges and triumphs.