THE GREAT DEPRESSION
SOME PHOTOS OF THE DEPRESSION LETS HOPE IT NEVER COMES TO THIS AGAIN.
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about 1 month ago
Thanks. We have a lot to be grateful for.
about 1 month ago
I was born in 1927, just in time to experience the depression of the '30s. I remember that it was a continual fight for survival, but, we never experienced anything like the conditions shown in these pictures. I often wonder how the young generation of today would cope with what our nation endured through that period of time. These are awesome pictures that should be preserved for posterity. Thank you so much, granddad, for sharing them with us.
about 1 month ago
What an extremely interesting set of pics - as ever.
The pic of what appears to be newspapers being used as wallpaper is fascinating. Was that to stop condensation and therefore dampness? And the old washboard in what appears to be an oil drum, but I suspect it was a basin.
The crutches by the loo fascinates me. Who left them there I wonder?
Contrast the raiment of the family who I assume is being interviewed by a well-dressed reporter with a smart heavy coat and a fine hat!
The pic of what appears to be newspapers being used as wallpaper is fascinating. Was that to stop condensation and therefore dampness? And the old washboard in what appears to be an oil drum, but I suspect it was a basin.
The crutches by the loo fascinates me. Who left them there I wonder?
Contrast the raiment of the family who I assume is being interviewed by a well-dressed reporter with a smart heavy coat and a fine hat!
about 1 month ago
newspaper used as insulation and decoration.washbord in wash tub not basin or oil drum prob a #3 tub . they use numbers to tell the size the bigger the number the biger the tub.not a reporter a government resettlement official. I dont know about crutches but thats toilet or loo is in washington d.c. not far from the capital.
about 1 month ago
My mom spoke of how she used newspapers and pages from magazines to insulate their little wood cabin to keep out the cold in winter as well as the heat in the summer.
about 1 month ago
I grew up during the Depression years in California's San Joaquin Valley, always a rich agricultural "bread basket of America" then as now. Along with its neighboring Salinas Valley, it was the end of the road for many Dust Bowl refugees from Oklahoma and other sharecroppers seeking work on the land. Their story was graphically portrayed in John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. The novel focuses on a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joads, driven from their home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in the agriculture industry. Although I do not remember actually seeing any living conditions like those pictured here, I've no doubt many did in fact exist. I do recall banks failing overnight and long lines of standing people looking for work or help.
I like to believe times like these can never happen again. But they certainly did once.
I like to believe times like these can never happen again. But they certainly did once.
about 1 month ago
Great photos of a very difficult time for many.
about 1 month ago
Very interesting Granddad as always a lot to think about and a chance to count our blessings
about 1 month ago
These photos really show the hardships of the depression era. Thank you for sharing.
about 1 month ago
