As this bad economic period begins it brings me back to the 1929 depression. My parents were married in 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. With the job losses at that time they decided to move to some land they owned in rural Wisconsin.
A train took them to the town of Glidden about 20 miles from their land. Irma was dressed for the train journey in a suit and high heels. A freight wagon was hired to haul their baggage but it would not take passengers. Irma and Clarence had to walk. The wife finally removed her shoes and walked barefoot. What an introduction to Clam Lake, Wisconsin.
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