Jobless men, keep going - photos of American Great Depression (30 Pics)

On October 29, 1929, known as the infamous Black Tuesday, the stock market collapsed, marking the start of the Great Depression -- a period of hardship, fear, and national disillusionment.

On October 24, 1929, the US stock market began to fluctuate wildly.

Five days later, the market had completely collapsed. They called it - Black Tuesday.

This stock trader jumped off a building after losing everything on Black Tuesday.

A shanty town in New York's Central Park. Many other shanty towns started popping up all over the country.

Panic on the floor of the US Stock Exchange.

The first few banks didn't collapse until 1930.

Signs like this became a common sight.

Jobs were so scarce hundreds of men line up to apply for a single position.