New Deal era

A monochrome photograph of the U.S. Senate chamber during a legislative session in 1944.
A black-and-white photo of 1930s Jersey City showing men in period attire gathered near a government building.
A black and white photo of voters in 1930s attire lining up outside a New York City building during the 1936 charter referendum.
A 1945 monochrome photo of Georgians in period-accurate clothing waiting in line at a municipal building to register to vote.
Senator Harry S. Truman leads a Senate committee hearing in 1941 to investigate defense spending.
A black-and-white photograph of a packed 1930s courtroom during a federal trial in Missouri.
A monochrome 1934 photograph of Kansas voters lining up at a wooden table in a rural hall to register their party affiliation.
A black and white photograph of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature in session during its inaugural year of 1937.
Governor Raymond E. Baldwin signs the 1943 act establishing the Connecticut Inter-racial Commission.