Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Dorothea Lange
Title:
San Francisco Social Security Office
Collection Title Date:
1919-1965
Date:
1937
Materials:
Eastman Safety Film
Materials:
photography
Current Location:
Oakland Museum of California
Address:
Oakland, CA 94607
Object ID:
LNG36014.1
Provenance:
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California,
City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.
Object Type:
photonegative
Heading:
Notes
Notes:
The Unemployment Benefits Act begins, Jan 4 Coincident with the announcement that the Federal Unemployment Census showed close to 10 million persons out of work. 22 states began paying unemployment compensation. Negatives show lines and groups of men at the State Employment Service offices in San Francisco Oakland Berkeley, registering, or waiting to register, filling out forms, etc., on the first day. They can receive from $6 - $15 per week for up to 16 weeks.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft9f59p04 b

San Francisco Social Security Office