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Feeding the Hungry with Food Stamp Programs

An excerpt from analysis by the US Dept. of Agriculture on the impact of federal food subsidy programs, 2012.

An excerpt from analysis by the US Dept. of Agriculture on the impact of federal food subsidy programs, 2012.

Citation Information: Tiehen, Laura, “Alleviating poverty in the United States the critical role of SNAP benefits,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/3bffc1f65a90a6b39062f18de46a5001.

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Courtesy of United States Government Publishing Office (GPO).

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Item 10 of 10 in the Primary Source Set Feeding the Hungry with Food Stamp Programs

A photograph of a grocery store in 1940 with a display for food stamp recipients, including a sign saying “Orange and Blue Stamps Redeemed.”

A 1939 political cartoon depicting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s introduction of the Food Stamp Program to Congress.

A photograph of applicants for the Food Stamp Program in 1940.

A photograph of surplus commodities ca. 1936.

A television news clip from April 18, 1961 discussing “food paper money” in a pilot food stamps program for eight parts of the country.

An excerpt from analysis by the US Dept. of Agriculture on the impact of federal food subsidy programs, 2012.

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