21 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America looked during the Great Depression

21 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America looked during the Great Depression

Thousands of unemployed people waited in lines for food during the Great Depression.AP PhotoThe Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in US history, with unemployment reaching 25%.When the pandemic hit in 2020, Americans hadn't felt that level of economic tragedy in a century.These photos reveal what life looked like in the bleak 1930s after the stock market crashed.During the Great Depression, the most tragic economic collapse in US hi…