The 1930s were a tumultuous time in the history of our country as well as our state. Many people struggled just to get by, while for the very fortunate, life seemingly went on with little change. You can see echoes of these changing times in the photos of these homes, some in disrepair and some seemingly unchanged, taken during this decade:
- Imogene Bubbett Rahn on the porch of her house on Seminole Avenue
State Library and Archives of Florida Tampa, 1932
- Houses on Eaton Street
State Library and Archives of Florida Key West, 1935
- Home of Mrs. V.C. Denton
State Library and Archives of Florida Pahokee, 1937. This home was built unit by unit according to plans worked out in Mrs. Denton’s home demonstration club. The house was completed in 5 years.
- Looking south at buildings that survived the hurricane
State Library and Archives of Florida Tavernier, 1935. The drug store and hotel are in the back, the railroad houses are in the center, and Captain Bob Comb’s house is on the front right.
- Retired railroad man sitting on the bumper of his house-car
State Library and Archives of Florida Long Branch Trailer Park, Jacksonville, 1931
- Men gathered at truck in front of house
State Library and Archives of Florida Cattle ranching project under FERA project, Miami (?), 1935
- Farm workers’ house
State Library and Archives of Florida Hardaway, 1937
- R. T. Oglesby home
State Library and Archives of Florida Allenton, 1935. The house was photographed after it had been remodeled and improved. The yard would soon be beautified and the fence moved.
- Home on East Hickory Street in Arcadia
State Library and Archives of Florida Mr. and Mrs. Gaines with daughter Lillian and pet dog “Rep” at their home in Arcadia, 1939.
- Jacksonville residence
State Library and Archives of Florida 1939
- George Carson
State Library and Archives of Florida Jefferson County, 1937, Former slave, George Carson, standing by the house in which he lived after coming to Florida in 1875.
- Housing development
State Library and Archives of Florida Jacksonville, 1939
- Children in front of large mediterranean style house
State Library and Archives of Florida Jacksonville, 1935
- House built with finished lumber
State Library and Archives of Florida Neighbors Colony, Lake Ashby, 1933
- View of house on Angela Street across from the Key West Cemetery
State Library and Archives of Florida Key West, 1935
- House in Blountstown
State Library and Archives of Florida 1938
- Ladies standing in front of a house
State Library and Archives of Florida Saint Teresa, 1936
- View of residence on Navarre Avenue
State Library and Archives of Florida Coral Gables, 1930
- House belonging to Wilbur Roberts
State Library and Archives of Florida Riviera Beach, 1939
What do you think about these photos? Please feel free to share your thoughts and memories of Florida during the 1930s.
State Library and Archives of Florida
Tampa, 1932
Key West, 1935
Pahokee, 1937. This home was built unit by unit according to plans worked out in Mrs. Denton’s home demonstration club. The house was completed in 5 years.
Tavernier, 1935. The drug store and hotel are in the back, the railroad houses are in the center, and Captain Bob Comb’s house is on the front right.
Long Branch Trailer Park, Jacksonville, 1931
Cattle ranching project under FERA project, Miami (?), 1935
Hardaway, 1937
Allenton, 1935. The house was photographed after it had been remodeled and improved. The yard would soon be beautified and the fence moved.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaines with daughter Lillian and pet dog “Rep” at their home in Arcadia, 1939.
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Jefferson County, 1937, Former slave, George Carson, standing by the house in which he lived after coming to Florida in 1875.
Jacksonville, 1939
Jacksonville, 1935
Neighbors Colony, Lake Ashby, 1933
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Saint Teresa, 1936
Coral Gables, 1930
Riviera Beach, 1939
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