In the 1930s, the effects of the Great Depression

and a severe drought in the Prairies provinces,

led to an unprecedented economical crisis in Canada.

 

A considerable number of people became unemployed and homeless.

 

These are some images from the decade known as The Hungry Thirties.

 

It was a time when only a few people had access to a camera.

 

These records might not entirely reflect what was happening.

 

They are just samples of what was recorded and preserved.