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The juxtaposition between the dirty, dingy Hoovervilles and the Hoover's speech about America reaching its highest point of prosperity displays the general feelings during the Great Depression.
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The political cartoon showcases the stark contrast between people who cannot even afford somewhere to live and people who are able to buy such frivolous items, like plasma televisions.
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This cartoon explains the loans that the Home Owners Loan Corporation gave to home owners so they could pay their mortgages. While this prevented people from losing their homes, it also more banks from going under. This is a good example of recovery during the great depression, but at the cost of certain people.
This illustration shows how people have continually spent their money on uneccesities rather than helping the poor. It can also be seen of how the majority of people have an inaccurate depiction of homelessness
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This cartoon portrays the struggles that many people went through during the great depression, as it is fairly common for the people to be in bread lines for any food they could get.
This political cartoon helps illustrate the lack of attention that the homeless receive year round, and how this is still a current problem.
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