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May 27, 2009 9:17 AM

Bridge to Somewhere: Lessons from the New Deal

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Depression era family — 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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Depression era family — 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.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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