Housing sure looked a lot different in Maryland in the late 1930s. Due to farming being a major industry in the state, most families lived the simple life in cabins nestled next to farmland. At the same time, other parts of Maryland were beginning major development and living conditions were a bit easier. Thanks to the Yale University Photogrammar Project, we can get a glimpse of what life was like for Marylanders in the 1930s.

1. A multi-family house located in Greenbelt.
Arthur Rothstein / Library of Congress LC-USF341-T-025678
2. An old plantation home near the town of Ridge.
John Collier / Library of Congress LC-USF34-080057
3. This house turned nightclub in Laurel.
Photographer Unknown / Library of Congress LC-USF34-014254
4. A weathered log cabin occupied by a family in St. Inigoes.
Jack Delano / Library of Congress LC-USF34-041011
5. A peek inside a typical log cabin.
Jack Delano / Library of Congress LC-USF34-041010
6. A house in Garrett County. Did you spot the outhouse out back?
Theodor Jung / Library of Congress LC-USF33-004018

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7. A farmhouse amidst tobacco fields in St. Mary's County.
John Collier / Library of Congress LC-USF34-080004
8. This house in Mechanicsville was inhabited by an express agent and the town's dressmaker.
Marjory Collins / Library of Congress LC-USF34-100366
9. An old house in Newmarket.
Jack Delano / Library of Congress LC-USF34-040518
10. An open porch in Middle River. Check out those windows!
Marjory Collins / Library of Congress LC-USW3-005647
11. A house on the Main Street of Mardela.
Jack Delano / Library of Congress LC-USF34-040915
12. This Baltimore abode sits at Baltimore Street and North Avenue.
Sheldon Dick / Library of Congress LC-USF34-040083
13. The cooking area in a Garrett County home.
Theodor Jung / Library of Congress LC-DIG-fsa-8a13888

Did you grow up during this time or hear stories from relatives about housing in the late 1930s? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

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