The Depression of the 30's
date: label: date made
content: 1962
name: label: affiliated union
content: United Auto Workers
label: depicted (sitter)
content: Hoover, Herbert
label: maker
content: United Auto Workers
notes: label: Description
content: The Great Depression began with the Stock Market crash on October 24, 1929. As the Depression continued and more people were evicted from their homes makeshift, shanty towns were built around the country. These shanty towns were called Hoovervilles after President Herbert Hoover who many felt was to blame for not providing government assistance or relief. Reporter Charles Michelson is credited for coining the term, "Hooverville." It first appeared in print in 1930.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Michigan, Detroit
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Michigan, Detroit
topic: label: general subject association
content: labor issues
label: general subject association
content: Labor Unions
label: general subject association
content: poverty
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Princeton Posters
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Smithsonian
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0701.18
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0701.18
label: accession number
content: 1988.0701
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Poster
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 in x 19 in; 55.88 cm x 48.26 cm