The 1930s were a time of change. Horses were being replaced by cars, and the country was in the grips of a depression that was challenging people to rethink the way they lived their lives. Yet it was a time of relative piece, after the devastation of World War I and before the turmoil of World War II. Here’s what life in New Hampshire looked like in 1936.

  1. An auction in Hancock.

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  1. The crowd gathers for the auction.

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  1. A working mill in Manchester.

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  1. A coffin maker’s factory in Amoskeag.

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  1. A little boy waits in Hillsborough.

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  1. Advertisements in Manchester.

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  1. Men talk on a street corner in Manchester.

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  1. A shopkeeper opens his cigar shop in Manchester.

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  1. Boys ski during a winter carnival in Lancaster.

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  1. Some parts of life haven’t changed too much.

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  1. Horses wait in the snow in Lancaster.

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  1. Men cut ice on the Ottauqueechee River.

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  1. A speech delivered in Hanover.

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It’s amazing to see what has changed, and what hasn’t.

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