Title

Hooverville shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States

Caption

Hooverville shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was President of the United States during the onset of the Depression and was widely blamed for it. The term was coined by Charles Michelson, publicity chief of the Democratic National Committee. There were hundreds of Hoovervilles across the country during the 1930s

Date

20th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A01_339

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

14,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 8,7in x 6,4in / 2606 x 1923 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hooverville shanty town Great Depression homeless United States Herbert Hoover President of the United States Charles Michelson publicity chief Democratic National Committee USA depression 20th century

Restrictions

Editorial use only.