Box 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains approximately 500 photos of various projects undertaken by the program, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects, food preservation and distribution and two drives to raise food at Thanksgiving ("Fill the Barrel") and Toys at Christmas ("For an Empty Stocking"). The photos present a vivid depiction of local municipal welfare activities during the Great Depression, prior to any such federal action.Most of these photo...

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Old #15. Caucasian man seated left with shoe off. African American man seated right, with hammer, working on a shoe. A table between them, a Christmas tree behind the table, and a crowd of people seated looking toward the left, behind the tree

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Old #4 Cooking. 4 men, 3 are wearing jackets or aprons. One stirring a pot on the stove

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Group of men seated at long tables at right, eating. Other men seated on benches at left, waiting(?), with possible sleeping facilities behind them. Coats and hats hung at lower and upper level along the walls.

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Image shows a church with lettering either side of door “City Social Center” Verso notes: Spring St. Christian Reformed Church?? “Thru the generosity of Ryskamp Bros, this building was donated to the city during the winter of 1930 and spring of 1931 for the housing of the single, unemployed men.”

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Bird's eye view of scene in #3 above. Two rows of men seated at tables eating. A row of men seated opposite, with bunk beds in 3 close rows behind. A Christmas Tree is at the left in this image.

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City Social Center Church, winter scene, with 2 men standing at the entrance. Verso notes: Between Oaks and Cherry Street. “Building donated by Ryskamp Bros. Until June 1, 1931 to be used as a municipal clubhouse for the homeless and jobless single men.”

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Dup. Of #3

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Sleeping Quarters. Shows a factory type building with upright supports in a large space. Cots are placed in several rows close together throughout the space. Numbers written on the floor mark the number of the cot.