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Children of the Depression in 1930s Georgetown

Published December 13, 2021

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.

Pages: 12345

Posted in Faces & Places of Yesterday
and tagged 1930s, Georgetown

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