What was life like in the Great Depression?
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Homer Sharer and his family in Estherville, Iowa, December of 1936. Sharer was employed as a hired hand for 16 months, but was on unemployment relief at the time of this photo.
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In Minnesota Public Radio's UBS Forum, American RadioWorks executive editor Stephen Smith hosted an event called "Hard Times and Pastimes." He asked economics correspondent Chris Farrell and a group of historians to talk about what life was like for individuals living in the Great Depression.
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