To the Strong and Resourceful People of the Great Depression -- We Thank You!
A window onto a time that, for most of us, is hard to imagine.
The stock market crashed at the end of 1929, the price of wheat fell to below the cost of seed and the Great Depression smothered the North American Prairies with poverty. Those who tried to stay on their farms faced an environmental nightmare. Dust storms plus an infestation of grasshoppers and a weed called Russian thistle. The grasshoppers were so thick that they often clogged the radiators of cars and made the roads slippery. And there is more -- learn about the Great Depression Era on this lens........
America in the 20th Century - The Great Depression Art Print
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I never really knew we were poor.
Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930's and More From Your Kitchen Today (Stories & Recipes of the Great Depression)
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A collection of nostalgic, heartwarming stories contributed by survivors of the Great Depression, along with the comforting recipes that kept body and soul of their families together. Includes a bonus section of updated quick, easy, economical, nutritious recipes and tips for today.
Stories Of The Great Depression Era
Historic Dust Bowl Films Series: Three (3) DVD Complete Box Set: Picture Films Images & Stories Of The Great Depression Era Dust Bowl Farming, Poverty & Migration
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(1) The Plow That Broke The Plains (1936)
(2) ) Rain For The Earth (Incomplete ~ No Ending) (1937)
(3) Farmers War Against Dust; Fight To Save Wheat Crops (1937)
............and much more
Remember riding in the Rumble Seat? I do!
1932 Plymouth Model PA Rumble Seat Coupe Framed Photographic Print
20.9375 in. x 16.9375 in.
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The Great Depression: How We Coped, Worked and Played - true life experiences
The Great Depression: How We Coped, Worked and Played : Life-Experience Stories from the Carolinas' Piedmont
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Family, friends and faith were the ties that bound people together and gave them hope in those desperate times
This property (in Canada) was the original family homestead in the wilderness as it looked during the depression era.
note from Grama Barb: "I remember visiting my grandparents cabin often! It was always homey and welcoming. I loved going there - often my grandmother was taking homemade bread from the oven when we arrived."
My Uncle tells the story of the handcrafted ski's lined up against the cabin. Having a pair of ski's was very important "transportation" during the winter months. So everyone in the family had to have a pair. But during the 1930's no one could afford to buy new pair of skis'
My Uncle writes: "I cut an eight foot log out of a big birch tree and hewed it flat on two sides down to eight inches thick. Then I lined both sides - 1 1/4 inch space - this made a marking for 7 planks. Then John and I lashed it upright on end to a post and built staging so we could stand up on it and cut it into planks with a crosscut saw following the lines. This is how I got the 7 planks eight inches wide and ripped in half lengthwise they each made a pair of ski's 4 inches wide.
Each piece was shaped with a plane. Then about 18 inches of the tip was soaked in water for about 2 weeks. I shaped a round piece of would about 12 inches in diameter and made a jig for holding the tips to bed them. The jig was big enough that I could bend a pair of ski's at a time. Preparing them for bending after they were soaked - we held them in a fire until they were about ready to burn. This steamed the wood so they stayed permanently bent. This has been a brief explanation all the work that went into the clutter of skis seen leaning against the walls of our cabin." Tom
The Great Depression - A time when people HAD to bake their own bread!
Prairie Home Breads: 150 Splendid Recipes from America's Breadbasket
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A reader wrote:
It takes me to this imaginary place of great grandmothers, grandmothers, farms, and recipes over a century old. Even before I tried my first recipe from this book, it brought about certain nostalgic emotions inside of me
Dust Storms of the 1930's on the Canadian Prairies - a true family story.
From Gramabarb's family:
Edna wrote:
"In 1930*, the wind and dust storms came. Dad worked for two years as maintenance on the highway, driving grader to keep the highway clear of the banks of dust and tumbleweed. I will always remember seeing those black clouds coming in January 1931 and all it was - was dust! I would see mother cleaning the table to put dishes on it and by the time she got the dishes there the table was dusty again. The dust would sift through the windows. Mother removed all the curtains from the windows; it wasn't any use putting them up." That is all Edna wrote about the dust storms and how they changed their lives as they had to leave their once prosperous farm ....it was hard for her to think about those "Dark" times.
A mother tells her story of Farming in Saskatchewan- - a heart wrenching story
- Prairie farmers suffer nature's wrath and economic crisis during the 1930s
- In 1929, an unprecedented decade of drought set in. The once-lush fields dried up and the crops burned in the sun.
The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
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The horrific Dust Bowl of the 1930's as related in "Worst Hard Times" was all of this and more. Yet in the hands of author Timothy Egan the story is compelling and an absolute must read for anyone interested in the Thirties, the Depression or, of course, the Dust Bowl.
Dust Storms Canadian History
- Drought of the 1930's
- The stock market crashed at the end of 1929, the price of wheat fell to below the cost of seed and the Great Depression smothered the Prairies with poverty and unemployment. On top of that, 1930 was the start of a 10-year period of drought and dust storms. The land turned to dust, sweeping away the rich prairie soil and, with it, the hopes and dreams of many farmers.
It focuses on the effects of the Great Depression
By a grade 9 school teacher
The Great Depression
A Microsoft Moviemaker Movie I made for my 9th grade students. It focuses on the effects of the Great Depression in urban and rural settings as well as the effects of the GD on African-Americans.
Runtime: 4:07
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View of a Dust Storm
Depression-era Monument
Depression Table of Contents
- I never really knew we were poor.
- Stories Of The Great Depression Era
- Remember riding in the Rumble Seat? I do!
- The Great Depression: How We Coped, Worked and Played - true life experiences
- This property (in Canada) was the original family homestead in the wilderness as it looked during the depression era.
- The Great Depression - A time when people HAD to bake their own bread!
- Dust Storms of the 1930's on the Canadian Prairies - a true family story.
- A mother tells her story of Farming in Saskatchewan- - a heart wrenching story
- The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
- Dust Storms Canadian History
- It focuses on the effects of the Great Depression
- View of a Dust Storm
- Depression-era Monument
- Shirley Temple a Child Star of the Thirties
- Please leave a message
- How did the U.S. Dust Bowl of 1930's Happen?
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Shirley Temple a Child Star of the Thirties
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loniver wrote...
This is a very interesting Lens! I hope that if something similar happens that we can learn from the ones who lived during the Great Depression. What they did to survive? Which businesses withstand the Great Depression? 5*
Posted May 28, 2009
mukunda22 wrote...
How does this economic downturn compare to the GD, in your opinion?
Great lens!!
Posted May 26, 2009
lilkon wrote...
Born August 1929 but shielded from the hardships of this tragedy in time because my parents were determined to survive. My father saw his business crumble so he got a job with a large food store making deliveries. My mother went to work in a battery-making factory and suffered lead poisoning. When not working, each stayed home minding my brother and I. The basement was filled with home canned foods. One thing the depression made us ready for was the onset of World War II and the lack of everyday items. Yes, I remember the "good old days".
Posted May 15, 2009
JaguarJulie wrote...
Mom was born at the START of the Great Depression. I learned a lot about frugality from my grandmother -- she was an amazing woman who was working before she was into her teens to help support her siblings and mother when her father had returned to Europe. I'm not sure some of us would know how to survive if we had to experience anything like this today.
Posted May 14, 2009
eclecticeducation wrote...
Great lens!! I've been thinking about the Great Depression a lot lately and wondering what it was like. Thank you for this lens! 5*
Posted March 30, 2009
How did the U.S. Dust Bowl of 1930's Happen?
U.S. Dust Bowl of 1930's
A segment from Discovery Channel's Making of a Continent about the dust bowl wind erosion of the 1930's
Runtime: 2:53
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