10 Rare Photos That Captured The Great Depression In Georgia

If you live in Georgia, then it’s likely that you don’t need convincing on how tough Georgians can be, no matter what happens. Georgia has been through its own fair share of natural disasters, chaotic events in history, and troubling times. But the thing is, no matter how hard it gets, Georgians always bounce back. Back in the 1930s, Georgia was hit particularly hard. The Great Depression in Georgia was felt by many, and there are tons of rare yet beautiful photographs to prove it. But what these photos also prove to us is just how resilient Georgians can be—facing whatever comes their way. Take a look at these 10 timeless photos…

The home of two families that work and travel together doing odd jobs throughout Atlanta. This is their tourist camp set up in 1939.

Marion Post Wolcott via Library of Congress/LC-USF33-030331

A sharecropper couple near Hartwell, Georgia captured in July 1937.

Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress/LC-USF34-018096

A cotton sharecropper’s single mule and the land he’s attempting to cultivate with solely a one-horse plow.

Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress/LC-DIG-fsa-8b15388

A photo of a cotton sharecropper family in Macon, Georgia.

Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress/LC-USF34-017922

A turpentine chipper making a living working near the trees in Homerville, Georgia in 1937.

Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress/LC-USF34-017841

This photo captured a hitchhiking family in Macon, Georgia. The father, who didn’t have a license that was required for repair work in Macon, was heading back to Alabama with his family.

Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress/LC-USF34-017791

Cotton sharecroppers working in Green County, Georgia in June of 1937.

Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress/LC-DIG-fsa-8b32081

Buildings that were reduced to practically nothing after an April tornado tore through Gainesville, Georgia.

Carl Mydans via Library of Congress/LC-USF34-006611

Boys splashing in a nearby stream in Valdosta, Georgia captured in July 1937.

Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress/LC-USF34-017817

Shoeless students standing together for a flag raising at the Irwinville School in Georgia in May 1938.

John Vachon via Library of Congress/LC-USF33-T01-001180

What do you think of these rare and timeless photos? It certainly makes you feel like Georgians can get through anything, right? Sound off in the comments section. Or, if you have any stories of family members who lived through the Great Depression in Georgia, we’d love to hear from you!