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A 'Hooverville' on waterfront of Seattle, Washington, USA, Great Depression, March 1933. Artist: Unknown

A 'Hooverville' on waterfront of Seattle, Washington, USA, Great Depression, March 1933. Grim collections of shacks on vacant lots were cruelly called 'Hoovervilles' after Herbert Hoover, US President at the time.

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Title: A 'Hooverville' on waterfront of Seattle, Washington, USA, Great Depression, March 1933. Artist: Unknown

Caption: A 'Hooverville' on waterfront of Seattle, Washington, USA, Great Depression, March 1933. Grim collections of shacks on vacant lots were cruelly called 'Hoovervilles' after Herbert Hoover, US President at the time.

Credit: Album / Heritage Images / Historica Graphica Collection

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Image size: 4337 × 3228 px | 40.1 MB

Print size: 36.7 × 27.3 cm | 1707.5 × 1270.9 in (300 dpi)

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