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 decade of waiting
Programmar A photo of our Tennessee men, waiting for work.
- A typical street scene
Programmar On the streets of Nashville, these men wait for a new beginning.
- The ladies of Camden
Programmar Bonnets were still a legit thing in the 20th century!
- Rock quarry workers
Programmar Building the future, one little bit at a time.
- Reading, once upon a time
Programmar We bet her grandchildren ended up at Vanderbilt!
- Fall Creek Falls inhabitant, near Pikeville
Programmar That’s quite the beard, there - but it was kind of expected back then.
- Working on a new beginning in Lexington, TN
Programmar So many were fighting to begin anew in the 1930’s.
- The sweet little face of Natchez-Trace
Programmar The face of the future.
- A Lebanon, Tennessee rough hewn smoke house
Programmar You don’t see things like this anymore, do you?
- Again with the waiting game
Programmar There are so many photographs like these but seeing people from our home state is so powerful.
- Watching a medicine show in Huntingdon
Programmar Come one, come all!
- Maynardville, Tennessee
Programmar It looks a little bit different now, surprisingly enough.
- Women waiting on the streets of Nashville
Programmar Wouldn’t it be interesting if you recognized one of these Tennesseans?
- A 1935 religious meeting
Programmer The folks of yesteryear, together for a religious rendezvous.
- A smile from Huntingdon
Programmer The face of a generation.
- Aboard the Delta Queen in Memphis
Programmer Taking a smoke break, so many years ago.
- Waiting. Forever waiting.
Programmer It’s a humbling thing, to see photos like this.
This really makes you think, doesn’t it? Leave your comments below, friends.
Programmar
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.
Programmar
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?
Programmer
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.
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