From breakfasts to soups to meatballs and meatloaf, these delicious Great Depression recipes feature super-simple ingredients that could be purchased in bulk, such as rice or canned goods.

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen.

These photos reveal how desolate the country looked during the Great Depression, when food and job lines stretched for blocks. The Great Depression was the worst economic tragedy in American history.

Men eating bread and soup at a breadline during The Great Depression in the USA in 1929. Breadlines were places for people in extreme poverty, who did not have the money to buy food for themselves ...

The Great Depression’s legacy includes social programs ... Families struggled to afford basic necessities like food and shelter. Soup kitchens and bread lines were common as economic hardship ...