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05-19-2011, 04:07 AM

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tntgranny

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Excellent pictures - really touching.

05-19-2011, 06:02 AM

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Abby'smom

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thank you -- family enjoyed seeing the pix

05-19-2011, 06:32 AM

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tntgranny

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I printed them for my mother (89 yrs old) and she really appreciated them. Brought back so many memories of that time. She was raised on a farm in what is now suburban Chicagoland and has all kinds of stories of what they did to survive the time and help their extended families and friends.

05-19-2011, 07:24 AM

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The depression extended for many years. What really ended it for ALL was WWII.

05-19-2011, 07:53 AM

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amazing images, wonderful faces...

05-19-2011, 09:00 AM

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Kathy T.

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Fascinating! Thank you for posting this link.

05-19-2011, 09:05 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hikingquilter

Thank you for posting this link. I just finished reading "Half Broke Horses" by Jeanette Walls, about her grandmother growing up in the Southwest during this era. The oral history handed down in her family matches the pictures.

Sounds like an interesting book - I'm very interested in history and love books of this type. One of the most interesting I've read is entiltled "Worst Hard Time" by Timothy Egan - a very well written factual book about the 30's and the great dust bowl. It was a New York Times best seller.

thanks for posting the pics - very interesting!

05-19-2011, 09:10 AM

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Dee G

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Thank you for sharing. May God bless America.

05-19-2011, 10:25 AM

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Very interesting.Thank you.

05-19-2011, 10:25 AM

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[quote=Midwestmary]

Quote:

Originally Posted by hikingquilter

One of the most interesting I've read is entiltled "Worst Hard Time" by Timothy Egan - a very well written factual book about the 30's and the great dust bowl. It was a New York Times best seller.

thanks for posting the pics - very interesting!

I've read Half Broke Horses (great book). Worst Hard Time is definitely on my "to be read" stack.