
War housing needs. The end of a long day’s search for a place to live finds this seaman’s wife and child at the war housing center in San Francisco, waiting for accommodations. Aid to stranded families such as this will come only when unused rooms in private homes are made available to war workers and their families. Ann Rosener. February 1943.

War housing needs. Crowds of homeseekers wait in line for housing information in every “boom town” war housing center. Like millions of Americans who have migrated to busy industrial areas, these newcomers to San Francisco are hoping for news that a house, a room, or even a bed will be made available for them before the day is over. Ann Rosener. February 1943.

Unemployment benefits aid begins. Line of men inside a division office of the State Employment Service office at San Francisco, California, waiting to register for benefits on one of the first days the office was open. They will receive from six to fifteen dollars per week for up to sixteen weeks. Coincidental with the announcement that the federal unemployment census showed close to ten million persons out of work, twenty-two states begin paying unemployment compensation. Dorthea Lange. January 1938.