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A Hooverville was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States

A Hooverville was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was President of the United States during the onset of the Depression and was widely blamed for it. The term was coined by Charles Michelson, publicity chief of the Democratic National Committee. There were hundreds of Hoovervilles across the country during the 1930s.
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A Hooverville was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States
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A Hooverville was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was President of the United States during the onset of the Depression and was widely blamed for it. The term was coined by Charles Michelson, publicity chief of the Democratic National Committee. There were hundreds of Hoovervilles across the country during the 1930s
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4726 x 4437 px | 60.0 MB
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40.0 x 37.6 cm | 15.8 x 14.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
20TH CENTURY • BUM (VAGABOND) • CHARLES MICHELSON • DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE • DEPRESSION • GOVERNMENT • GREAT DEPRESSION • HERBERT HOOVER • HOMELESS • HOOVERVILLE • HOOVERVILLES • POLITICS • POOR • PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES • PRESIDENT OF USA • PUBLICITY CHIEF • SHANTY TOWN • TOWN TRAMP • TRAMP • UNITED STATES • USA • VAGABOND