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Rare Color Photos From The Great Depression (PHOTOS) Faro and Doris Caudill, homesteaders, Pie Town, New Mexico. (1940) Launch the fullpage Big Shots slideshow >> Rate This Photo Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection. A Photo Essay on the Great Depression. World War I veterans block the steps of the Capital during the Bonus March, July 5, 1932 (Underwood and Underwood).
In the summer of 1932, in the midst of the Great Depression, World War I veterans seeking early payment of a bonus scheduled for 1945 assembled in Washington to pressure Congress and the White House. Hoover resisted the demand for an early bonus. Veterans benefits took up 25% of the 1932 federal budget. Great Depression Pictures. 1930's Great Depression and Dust Bowl in Photos.