The cool thing about these rare photos is that they give you the opportunity to see something not a lot of people remember anymore. The Great Depression not only represents a time of national fiscal hardship, but you’re looking at an entirely different era in time! Check out these photos for some insight in to the lives of generations past.
- Here’s what a classic home with pretty good living standards looked like in Tolland.
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- Bedrooms certainly weren’t as decorated!
Sheldon Dick/Yale During the great depression not everyone had a separate bedroom either.
- Tobacco was a huge crop!
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- But farms had to be managed without any machinery, which was quite a lot of labor.
Sheldon Dick/Yale Here we see Mr. Schneider filling a silo.
- Laboring on the railroad was considered good work if you could get it.
Russell Lee/Yale They worked up quite an appetite!
- You could get some very fresh products for very cheap right off the road.
Russell Lee/Yale Check out this display of pumpkins and turnips and other vegetables near Berlin.
- People were seeking ways to cope with the current state of the country.
Russell Lee/Yale In Hartford, meetings were held to discuss affairs and maintain hope.
- Books and magazines were placed outside of shops to attract passersby.
Russell Lee/Yale Here we see a magazine stand in Windsor Locks.
- By 1939, things were turning around and consumerism was nearly back on track.
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- Store windows displayed the latest fashions.
Russell Lee/Yale Here’s what fall fashion looked like 75 years ago!
Wondering what entertainment looked like at the height of the Great Depression? Check out this video of Rudy Vallee performing “I’m Just A Vagabond Lover” in 1929!
Sheldon Dick/Yale
During the great depression not everyone had a separate bedroom either.
Russell Lee/Yale
Here we see Mr. Schneider filling a silo.
They worked up quite an appetite!
Check out this display of pumpkins and turnips and other vegetables near Berlin.
In Hartford, meetings were held to discuss affairs and maintain hope.
Here we see a magazine stand in Windsor Locks.
Here’s what fall fashion looked like 75 years ago!
If you liked looking at these rare photos, then you probably love Connecticut history as much as I do! Check out these historical homes for a more personal exploration of history!
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