The Great Depression provides the opportunity to explore the daily life experiences of Americans and how this dramatic event transformed them.
One of the most well known images from the era was taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936 of Florence Thompson.
Here is the article that also contains the video interview with her in 1979.
Thanks for this post! I just taught the Great Depression in my US History course and this definitely came in handy. The kids really loved learning about the story of the Migrant Mother.