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The 1930s (normally pronounced Nineteen-Thirties or Thirties) was a decade that began on January 1, 1930 and ended on December 31, 1939.
After the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the largest stock market crash in American history, most of the decade was consumed by an economic downfall called the Great Depression that had a traumatic effect worldwide. In response, authoritarian regimes emerged in several countries in Europe and South America, in particular the Third Reich in Germany. Weaker states such as Ethiopia, China, and Poland were invaded by expansionist world powers, the last of these attacks leading to the outbreak of the Second World War a few months before the end of the decade. The 1930s also saw a proliferation of new technologies, especially in the fields of intercontinental aviation, radio, and film. [1]
Names
Social Security: Popular Baby Names in 1930
Top 100 Names in England and Wales in 1934
Top German Baby Names in 1930s
Essential Baby - Top 100 Australian Baby Names in 1930
Society & Life
HISTORY.com - The 1930s: Facts & Summary
University of Kansas, School of Journalism & Mass Communications - History of American Journalism: The 1930s
About.com - 1930s History Timeline
The People History - The 1930s
Education World - 1930s U.S. History
Office of the Historian - American Isolationism in the 1930s
Reminisce - Memories of the 1930s
North Carolina Encyclopedia - Public Schools in North Carolina in the Great Depression
Ruthlace - Going to School in the 1930’s
National Heritage Museum - Teenage Hoboes in the Great Depression
Wessels Living History Farm - Family Life during the Great Depression
PBS - Drought Evokes Memories of 1930s Dust Bowl
TIME - New York City in the 1930s (Photos)
Gothamist - Beautiful Color Footage Of 1930s New York City (Video)
Ephemeral New York - New York in the 1930s
Today.com - Lost Diary tells of Life in the 1930s Manhattan
Wessels Living History Farm - Going to School in Rural America during the 1930s
Valdosta State University - The South in the 1930s
University of Virginia - Race in the 1930s
Daily Mail Online - The Deep South in the 1930s: Color Photographs Capture Daily Life of African American Laborers (Photos)
BuzzFeed - Rural African American Life In The 1930s-40s
Local Histories - Life in Britain in the 1930s Britain
Explore 20th Century London - 1930-1939
BBC - Life at Home in the 1930s Britain (Video)
The National Archives - Thirties Britain
BBC - Life in London in the 1930s
Guardian Series - Love Letters shine a light on 1930s Life
Columbia University - China in the 1930s
Muckross House and Gardens - Ireland in the 1930s - 1940s
Prezi - Daily Life in 1930’s Canada (Video)
Wikipedia - Great Depression in Canada
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Canada: The Great Depression
The Historical Association - Britain Since 1930: A Brief History
BBC - The Depression of the 1930s
University of Washington - Everyday Life during the Depression
EyeWitness to History - The Great Depression
Digital History - Overview of the Great Depression
San Jose State University - The Recovery from the Great Depression of the 1930s
Texas State Historical Association - Great Depression
North Dakota - History: The Great Depression
University of West Georgia - The Great Depression
The Wall Street Journal - Memories of the 1930s Depression
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Women and the Great Depression
National Women’s History Museum - A History of Women in Industry: The Depression and World War II (1930-1945)
DiscoverySchool - 1930s: Women of the Century
University of West Georgia - Women and Work
History Today - Black People in Britain: The 1930s
SocialistWorker.org - Blacks and the Great Depression
Encyclopaedia Britannica - African American life during the Great Depression and the New Deal
Library of Congress - Race During the Great Depression
Academia.edu - What were the effects on homosexuality in Britain in the 1930s (PDF)
Chicago Magazine - The Gay ’30s
Encyclopedia of Chicago - Gays and Lesbians
Commerce
The Cost of Living in 1930
Prices and Wages in 1930 - 1939
The People History - Food, Groceries and Toiletries in the 1930s: Prices
The People History - Clothes in the 1930s: Prices
University of Missouri - 1930-1939: Prices and Wages Guide
Real Wages and Unemployment in Britain during the 1930s
Germany and UK wages in the 1930’s
Entertainment & Food
Business Insider - 11 Depression Era Recipes
Vintage Food Advertisement of the 1930s
The Survival mom - Could you stomach these Great Depression meals?
Vintage Drinks Advertisement of the 1930s
Vintage Alcohol Advertisement of the 1930s
OldTimeCandy - Candy from the 1930s
Vintage Candy Advertisement of the 1930s
Vintage Cartoon Ads of the 1930s
Wikipedia - List of Animated Short Series: 1930s
Vintage Movies, Theater and Entertainment Ads of the 1930s
Internet Movie Database - Most Popular Feature Films Released 1930 to 1939
Library of Congress - Art and Entertainment During the 1930s
Smithsonian - Predictions for Educational TV in the 1930s
Wikipedia - 1930s American Radio Programs
PBS - Radio In The 1930s
University of Virginia - American Popular Music in the 1930’s
Vintage Music Advertisement of the 1930s
Music in the 1930’s
1930 in Music
The People History - 1930s Toys
Vintage Toys Advertisement of the 1930s
Fordham University - Paris in the 1930s: Art and History
National Gallery of Canada - Canadian Painting in the 30s
Vintage Books, Magazines and Newspaper Ads of the 1930s
Wikipedia - 1930s Books
University of California, Berkeley - The Books of the Century, 1930-1939
Hygiene, Health & Medicine
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine - The 1930s
Vintage Medicine Ads of the 1930s
South Shore Hospital - The 1930s
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - 1930s and 1940s
Wikipedia - Hospitals established in the 1930s
TIME - Strangers to Reason: Life inside a Psychiatric Hospital, 1938 (Photos)
Washington State Nurses Association - 1930s
University of Alcalá - The Pharmaceutical Century: 1920 to 1930
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center - History: 1930s
University of Pennsylvania - Goldenage of Medicine?
Duke University Libraries - Feminine Hygiene: 1930s
Fashion
Vintage Ad Browser - Vintage Beauty and Hygiene Ads of the 1930s
The Huffington Post - 10 Screen Sirens Whose 1930s Hairstyles Took Our Breath Away
1930-45 in Fashion
Clothing, 1930-45
Fashion Era - Hat and Hair Styles
Fashion Era - Hat Fashion
RetroWaste - Fashion in the 1930s
The Huffington Post - This 1930s Beauty Routine Puts Ours To Shame (Video)
NY Daily News - New York Fashion Week, 1930s (Photos)
Vintage Ad Browser - Vintage Clothes/Fashion Ads of the 1930s
Fashion Institute of Technology - Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930s
Vintage Perfume Ads of the 1930s
Vintage Jewelry and Watches Ads of the 1930s
University of Vermont - Women’s Clothing: 1930s
The 1930s - Women’s Fashion
1930s Fashions
RetroWaste - 1930s Fashion for Men & Boys
Mens Fashion Magazine - A Decade In Fashion: The 1930’s
1930s Wedding Fashion (Photos)
Glamourdaze - The History of 1930s Makeup
The Glamour Housewife - The Hair and Makeup of the 1930s
Duke University Libraries - Cosmetics: 1930s Beauty and Hygiene
Wikipedia - 1930s Paintings
Metropolitan Museum of Art - American Ingenuity: Sportswear, 1930s–1970s
Dialogue
Your Dictionary - 1930s Slang
University of Virginia - Slang in the Great Depression
Vintage Allies - 1930’s Slang
Law Enforcement & Crimes
New York State Police - History: 1930’s
New Jersey State Police - History: 1930s
Anaheim Police Department, Anaheim, CA - 1930’s
Trenton Police Museum - 1920-1939
The Australian - Police whistle and baton 1930s - 1940s
TwistedSifter - 25 Vintage Police Record Photographs (Photos)
Gothamist - Weegee’s Grisly Crime Photos From 1930s and 1940s New York (Photos)
Daily Mail Online - Vintage Police Mugshots Reveal the Burglers of the 1930s
Vintage Gun Advertisements of the 1930s
Wikipedia - 1930s Crimes
Wikipedia - 1930 in Organized Crime
Wikipedia - List of Depression-era Outlaws
Reddit: Ask Historians - Did people try and commit crimes during the Great Depression to go to jail food and shelter?
Wessel’s Living History Farm - Crime in Rural America during the Depression
University of Washington - Murders, Gambling, and Suicides: Crime in Seattle during the Depression
PBS - People & Events: Gangsters During the Depression
Federal Bureau of Investigation - The FBI and the American Gangster, 1924-1938
Daily Mail Online - Mugshots of Mobsters in 1930s New York found in Private Diaries of Detective Now Up for Auction
TriQuarterly - Doing Time in the Depression
Crime Library - Harlem Gangs from the 1920s and 1930s