Monday, September 15, 2008

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Come Undone- DD

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The Faces of Detroit

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Evicted family with belongings on street, December 14, 1929.


Just 2 1/2 months after the stock market crash which sent America reeling into the Great Depression, this family became a statistic. Thousands of people lost their jobs throughout the Depression, and many families, like the ----, were evicted from their homes when they had no means to pay their rent. Many families found themselves without shelter and with nowhere to turn but charities and government aid.