Poverty usa 1900s Black and White Stock Photos & Images

Cotton-Mill Worker, North Carolina by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), 1908. The photograph show a young girl of twelve or thirteen working in a cotton mill as child labor. Stock Photo

RM2J18FN2–Cotton-Mill Worker, North Carolina by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), 1908. The photograph show a young girl of twelve or thirteen working in a cotton mill as child labor.

1900s 1910s POOR RURAL FAMILY MOTHER AND THREE SONS AT CABIN DOOR OZARK HILLS MISSOURI USA Stock Photo

RMDBXDA2–1900s 1910s POOR RURAL FAMILY MOTHER AND THREE SONS AT CABIN DOOR OZARK HILLS MISSOURI USA

Street Scene, Group of Children near dead horse on Cobblestone Street, New York City, New York, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, early 1900's Stock Photo

RM2J3K03D–Street Scene, Group of Children near dead horse on Cobblestone Street, New York City, New York, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, early 1900's

A large crowd of men and women wait outside the Grand Central Palace auditorium for a Salvation Army Christmas dinner in New Stock Photo

RMCWARNF–A large crowd of men and women wait outside the Grand Central Palace auditorium for a Salvation Army Christmas dinner in New

Sadie Pfeiffer, Spinner in Cotton Mill, North Carolina by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), 1908. The photograph shows a young girl working in a cotton mill as child labor Stock Photo

RM2J1C8N1–Sadie Pfeiffer, Spinner in Cotton Mill, North Carolina by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), 1908. The photograph shows a young girl working in a cotton mill as child labor

African American agricultural family standing in front of their home for a posed photograph, a mother with 3 children, all with intense facial expressions, the children barefoot and wearing simple dresses and clothing, screen door and wood framed building visible in the background, 1932. Stock Photo

RMJYA36F–African American agricultural family standing in front of their home for a posed photograph, a mother with 3 children, all with intense facial expressions, the children barefoot and wearing simple dresses and clothing, screen door and wood framed building visible in the background, 1932.

CHILD FACTORY WORKER at Lancaster Cotton Mill, South Carolina, USA in 1908. Photo Lewis Hine Stock Photo

RMBNY99F–CHILD FACTORY WORKER at Lancaster Cotton Mill, South Carolina, USA in 1908. Photo Lewis Hine

Dilapidated farm homes surrounded with debris, Tennessee, 1935. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMK1DBER–Dilapidated farm homes surrounded with debris, Tennessee, 1935. From the New York Public Library.

Talmud school, Herster Street, New York, USA, (c1900?). Artist: Unknown Stock Photo

RMBHM8M6–Talmud school, Herster Street, New York, USA, (c1900?). Artist: Unknown

Washerwomen, El Paso, Texas, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown. Stock Photo

RMPTA8C3–Washerwomen, El Paso, Texas, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown.

Doffer Boys, Macon, Georgia by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), 1908. The photograph shows young boys working in a cotton mill as child labor Stock Photo

RM2J1G7T0–Doffer Boys, Macon, Georgia by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), 1908. The photograph shows young boys working in a cotton mill as child labor

Russian Boarding House in PA, 1909 Stock Photo

RMHRKKF2–Russian Boarding House in PA, 1909

During the night, the Fleischmann bakery distributes free bread leftovers and donations to unemployed and needy people. On Broadway there is a long line of men who came to get bread. Two men supervise the distribution (far right). Stock Photo

RM2BX54TD–During the night, the Fleischmann bakery distributes free bread leftovers and donations to unemployed and needy people. On Broadway there is a long line of men who came to get bread. Two men supervise the distribution (far right).

San Francisco, California 1906 Refugees from the earthquake get hot meals overseen by the U.S. Army. Stock Photo

RM2RTYDKM–San Francisco, California 1906 Refugees from the earthquake get hot meals overseen by the U.S. Army.

A large crowd of men and women wait outside the Grand Central Palace auditorium for a Salvation Army Christmas dinner in New York during the Depression of 1907-08. Stock Photo

RMBTK9F0–A large crowd of men and women wait outside the Grand Central Palace auditorium for a Salvation Army Christmas dinner in New York during the Depression of 1907-08.

Portrait of Young Boy with Rake, Detroit Publishing Company, early 1900's Stock Photo

RMM1T23X–Portrait of Young Boy with Rake, Detroit Publishing Company, early 1900's

Crowd Waiting at Salvation Army Food Basket Distribution Facility, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, December 1908 Stock Photo

RMHGYDJ0–Crowd Waiting at Salvation Army Food Basket Distribution Facility, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, December 1908

Black and white photograph of a house in Dyess Colony, one of the most famous resettlement colonies for impoverished farmers during the Great Depression, by Ben Shahn, a Lithuanina born American artist known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression, Mississippi County, Arkansas, 1935. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKJHBXW–Black and white photograph of a house in Dyess Colony, one of the most famous resettlement colonies for impoverished farmers during the Great Depression, by Ben Shahn, a Lithuanina born American artist known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression, Mississippi County, Arkansas, 1935. From the New York Public Library.

Immigrants, Lower East Side, New York, USA, c1900. Artist: Unknown Stock Photo

RMDDMTYC–Immigrants, Lower East Side, New York, USA, c1900. Artist: Unknown

Children on the steps of a dilapidated house, Michigan, 1937. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMK1DCB4–Children on the steps of a dilapidated house, Michigan, 1937. From the New York Public Library.

Russian Jewish Immigrant, Ellis Island Stock Photo

RMHRKKF3–Russian Jewish Immigrant, Ellis Island

Black and white photograph of a woman working in a kitchen, canning, in Dyess Colony, one of the most famous resettlement colonies for impoverished farmers during the Great Depression, by Ben Shahn, a Lithuanina born American artist known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression, Mississippi County, Arkansas, 1935. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKJHBXE–Black and white photograph of a woman working in a kitchen, canning, in Dyess Colony, one of the most famous resettlement colonies for impoverished farmers during the Great Depression, by Ben Shahn, a Lithuanina born American artist known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression, Mississippi County, Arkansas, 1935. From the New York Public Library.

Black and white photograph of a boy carrying his younger brother on his back, at a playground, captioned 'In The New Playground', by Jacob Riis, a Danish-American social reformer and social documentary photographer known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City, New York City, New York, 1901. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKK93J1–Black and white photograph of a boy carrying his younger brother on his back, at a playground, captioned 'In The New Playground', by Jacob Riis, a Danish-American social reformer and social documentary photographer known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City, New York City, New York, 1901. From the New York Public Library.

A photograph of several people walking along train tracks, several men and a boy are walking towards town in order to received relief food being provided by the Farm Security Administration, the FSA was created as part of the New Deal under President Franklin D Roosevelt to provide assistance to poor farmers and their families around the country, the portion of the town that is visible consists of identical structures built on a hillside next to the train tracks traveling through the town, Scott's Run, West Virginia, 1935. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKJHBFA–A photograph of several people walking along train tracks, several men and a boy are walking towards town in order to received relief food being provided by the Farm Security Administration, the FSA was created as part of the New Deal under President Franklin D Roosevelt to provide assistance to poor farmers and their families around the country, the portion of the town that is visible consists of identical structures built on a hillside next to the train tracks traveling through the town, Scott's Run, West Virginia, 1935. From the New York Public Library.

Jewish slum on East Broadway, New York, USA, c1900. Artist: Unknown Stock Photo

RMBHM8MA–Jewish slum on East Broadway, New York, USA, c1900. Artist: Unknown

Italian Mother, Lower East Side, NYC Stock Photo

RMHRKKF1–Italian Mother, Lower East Side, NYC

Machinery ahead of art - The portrait taker - The portrait painter, between c1888 and c1938. Cartoon from newspaper(?) portraying photographer as being well-to-do and painter as being poverty-stricken. Stock Photo

RM2K07DNE–Machinery ahead of art - The portrait taker - The portrait painter, between c1888 and c1938. Cartoon from newspaper(?) portraying photographer as being well-to-do and painter as being poverty-stricken.

Pierre L'Enfant, Major of France - Dedication of Tomb And Memorial At Arlington, April 28, 1909. [Pierre Charles L'Enfant was a French-American military engineer who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. He died in poverty in 1825, and was originally buried at the Green Hill farm in Chillum, Prince George's County, Maryland. After pressure from the French ambassador to the United States, he was was re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia]. Stock Photo

RM2K08KX8–Pierre L'Enfant, Major of France - Dedication of Tomb And Memorial At Arlington, April 28, 1909. [Pierre Charles L'Enfant was a French-American military engineer who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. He died in poverty in 1825, and was originally buried at the Green Hill farm in Chillum, Prince George's County, Maryland. After pressure from the French ambassador to the United States, he was was re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia].

RM2K08M02–Pierre L'Enfant, Major of France - Dedication of Tomb And Memorial At Arlington, April 28, 1909. [Pierre Charles L'Enfant was a French-American military engineer who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. He died in poverty in 1825, and was originally buried at the Green Hill farm in Chillum, Prince George's County, Maryland. After pressure from the French ambassador to the United States, he was was re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia].

RM2K08KXB–Pierre L'Enfant, Major of France - Dedication of Tomb And Memorial At Arlington, April 28, 1909. [Pierre Charles L'Enfant was a French-American military engineer who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. He died in poverty in 1825, and was originally buried at the Green Hill farm in Chillum, Prince George's County, Maryland. After pressure from the French ambassador to the United States, he was was re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia].