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

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Thousands of unemployed people waited in lines for food during the Great Depression.

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Vintage photos show what it was like to live in New York City 100 years ago

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An aeriel view of downtown Manhattan from the 1920s features an elevated train track, a much wider Battery Park, and the South Ferry Terminal.

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Trump's plan to tax the entire world will result in the type of global trade war not seen since the Great Depression, think tank says

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Former President Donald Trump.

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Unraveling the Causes of the Great Depression

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There's little reason to be optimistic about a soft landing this year as the 'runway is in an earthquake zone,' Harvard economist says

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Trump says he hopes the US economy will crash within the next year to avoid being a 'Herbert Hoover'

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at his rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2023.

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The stock market is edging toward extremes of Great Depression and dot-com eras

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Equities are look historically high relative to government bonds.

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