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Food and Nutrition through the 21st Century: The Great Depression

Created by Health Science Librarians

The Great Depression and Farmers

School Lunch Program

School lunch in Durham County, 1930s

Source: Documenting the American South (UNC)

North Carolina Live-at-Home Program

Students canning fruits and vegetables as part of North Carolina's Live-at-Home Program in 1932

Source: North Carolina Digital Heritage Center & Elizabeth City State University