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  • 20 Photos That’ll Make You Grateful for Modern Childhood

    These photos capture just how harsh childhood used to be — especially during times of famine or economic hardship.

    We’ve all heard our parents’ exaggerated stories about how “harsh” their childhoods were. “I used to walk five miles just to get to school,” they’d say. But was there any truth to the tall tales? Perhaps so. Long before padded…

  • Three women in vintage clothing stand together outside, each wearing a different style of gas mask. The image is black and white, and the background is a brick or stone wall.

    15 Haunting Photos of the 1930s Dust Bowl

    Learn more about one of America's most ecologically devastating events with these 15 haunting Dust Bowl photos.

    In the 1930s, the Great Plains in the American South faced a financial and environmental catastrophe spurred by years of drought and reckless farming practices. Already reeling from the Great Depression, the region was hit by dust storms so thick…