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Jessie Moss describes her father's work during the Depression.

Alan Hall recalls the rarity of having a Christmas tree in his home during the holiday.

Alan Hall recalls the jobs he had as a kid in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Alan Hall describes his mother's struggles to pay rent in the 1930s.

William Wallace, Jr. describes how his father, William Wallace, Sr., characterized life in South Georgia during the Great Depression.

Geraldine Anthony describes her early life growing up in her grandmother's house on a farm in Bartow County, Georgia.

Edith Gray describes her experience growing up during the Great Depression.

Elizabeth Hickcox explains how her grandfather got a job through the Works Progress Administration or WPA during the Depression.

Elizabeth Hickcox describes how she was treated unfairly by some men in the Navy.

William Campbell describes how his father's job affected his early life in Oklahoma.

Richard Bailey explains how he helped support his family during the Depression by delivering newspapers.

Paula Fidler describes how her father's railroad job enabled her family to travel to California in the years before World War II.

Earline Gaither explains how her family survived the Depression in the 1930s.

Richard Weber describes life on his family's farm in upstate New York during the 1930s.

Mary McJunkin describes her reasons for quitting high school after her mother's sudden death.

Jane Tucker describes her mother's job as a switchboard or telephone operator in Lineville, labama, before World War II.