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Children of the Depression in 1930s Georgetown

Great series of photos of poorer sections of Georgetown in the 1930s, taken by Carl Mydans for the Farm Security Administration.
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Poor children playing on sidewalk, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

This little group seems thrilled with a little wooden toy.

White children playing in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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The Washington & Great Falls Electric Railway Line ("Cabin John Trolley") from Georgetown

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