The 1930s were a study in opposites: lean years and exuberant evenings, repaired shoes and polished dance floors. These vintage photos carry the quiet grit of daily life alongside the sparkle people ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition shows that meaning of this time period for art was in debate, even as it happened. Ben Shahn, Welders (1943) in "Art for the Millions" at the Metropolitan ...

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In 1900, the Ohio Automobile Company was founded to produce Packard automobiles and in 1902 the name was changed to the Packard Motor Car Company with James Packard as president. With regard to ...

Home life in the 1930s was heavily influences by the Great Depression, an era when abundance was almost unheard of. Frugality was the name of the game; resilience and working together defined daily ...

The decade of the 1930s was, of course, the decade of the Great Depression and during this time the number of automobile manufacturers decreased. In 1930, there were 2.8 million cars sold and in 1932, ...

El Paso Then: Our city has experienced some amazing significant and historic events. In the 1930s, El Pasoans were visiting Scenic Drive, Elephant Butte Lake and San Jacinto Plaza. The Sun City also ...