Franklin D Roosevelt, Thirty-second U.S. President
(1933-1945)
Statehood
48 Continental United States of America, see 1959 for next addition
Photography:
Ansel Adams
(American Scenic Wilderness Photographer 1933-1942)
Dorothea Lange
(Documentary Photographer of Migrant Workers after the Dust Bowl 1935-1939)
Picturing the 1930s
This is a must see! The Smithsonian American Art Museum has put together a virtual museum / theater with artwork, video clips
from the time period and music. Wander around the museum and click on what interests you!
- Technology:
In 1938 Deere & Company
came out with the restyled modern-looking A and B models designed
by industrial designer, Henry Dreyfuss.
Child Labor
In the late 1700's and early 1800's, power-driven machines replaced
hand labor for making most manufactured items. The factory owners found
a new source of cheap labor to run their machines — children. European
countries like Great Britain began making laws to shorten working hours
and raise the working age in the late 1800s. The United States
raised the working age to sixteen during school hours and fourteen during after school hours in
1938 with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
