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.

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.

For anyone who grew up in the Great Depression, food was often as scarce as it was essential. Finding ways to stretch meals as far as they could go was part of life, and wasting leftovers was ...

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

This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Become a member of National Geographic to explore more incredible images and stories from our archives. Turkey ...