The Hoosier state has definitely endured our fair share of rough times. One of the many rough times being the Great Depression which took place from 1929 to 1939. The Great Depression was the deepest and most devastating economic downturn in our history. Fortunately, the quality of life has improved in the state of Indiana since that time.

Have you ever wondered what life looked like in Indiana during the Great Depression? Here are some rare photos taken in Indiana during that time.

  1. This housed a family of ten in Brown County in 1935.

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004035 - Theodor Jung

  1. This is a gas station in 1935 in Brown County.

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004054 - Theodor Jung

  1. This is a snapshot of some abandoned farmland from 1935 in Brown County.

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004052 - Theodor Jung

  1. Check out this restaurant and store in from 1935 in Nashville, Indiana.

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004054 - Theodor Jung

  1. This one is a corner drug store also in Nashville, Indiana in 1935.

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004055 - Theodor Jung

  1. Here are some children heading home from school in 1936 in Decatur, Indiana.

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-T01-000618 - Carl Mydans

  1. This is a marsh near near Winona, Indiana that a lot of people used for bathing in 1936.

Library of Congress - LC-USF341-T-011134 - Paul Carter

  1. This workman is cleaning up corn that was destroyed in a flood near Mount Vernon, Indiana.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010291 - Russell Lee

  1. This is a cluster of farmers at a close out sale near Montmorenci in 1937.

Library of Congress - LC-DIG-fsa-8b30186 - Russell Lee

  1. Here is an incredible shot of an old barn and silo from 1937.

Library of Congress - LC-USF341-T01-010486 - Russell Lee

  1. This one is a milk truck near Battle Ground, Indiana in 1937.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010528 - Russell Lee

  1. Here are some milking cows being transported from one farm to another near Fowler, Indiana in 1937.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010553 - Russell Lee

  1. This is a family of 1937 sitting down to dinner in Fowler, Indiana.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010580 - Russell Lee

  1. A man hitching a horse wagon near Fowler, Indiana in 1937.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010706 - Russell Lee

  1. These construction workers are working on the Martin Company development project in 1937.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010799 - Russell Lee

  1. Here is an uncompleted hotel on Main Street in Vincennes that was stated in 1929. It was never finished because of the Great Depression.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-026442 - Arthur Rothstein

  1. Political signs in Vincennes, Indiana during the Great Depression looked a little like this.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-026443 - Arthur Rothstein

  1. Here is what a store in Martin County, Indiana looked like a year before the Great Depression ended.

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-026457 - Arthur Rothstein

For those of you who are reading this piece and were not around during the Great Depression, this is a great way to take a look at what life looked like for Hoosiers during this time. This was a time where people lost both their jobs and their homes. Fortunately, we always had each other.

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004035 - Theodor Jung

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004054 - Theodor Jung

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004052 - Theodor Jung

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-004055 - Theodor Jung

Library of Congress - LC-USF33-T01-000618 - Carl Mydans

Library of Congress - LC-USF341-T-011134 - Paul Carter

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010291 - Russell Lee

Library of Congress - LC-DIG-fsa-8b30186 - Russell Lee

Library of Congress - LC-USF341-T01-010486 - Russell Lee

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010528 - Russell Lee

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010553 - Russell Lee

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010580 - Russell Lee

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010706 - Russell Lee

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-010799 - Russell Lee

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-026442 - Arthur Rothstein

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-026443 - Arthur Rothstein

Library of Congress - LC-USF34-026457 - Arthur Rothstein

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