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Anyone who lived through the Great Depression has special memories about this important time in American History. Personal glimpses into the lives of people we know can give us more information. The Great Depression was not only the longest, but also the worst, ....

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.... Ironing to support the family. She started a business of making Pumpkin Tarts and selling them to everyone. It was a big hit out there in Arizona. They would even take the tarts out to the fields to sell them to the labors (workers). My Grandmas Brother helped out to support his family; everyday after school he would work down at the grocery store. Mostly everyone in the family had some type of job to help keep the family going and working at there hardest to maintain the money situation. While all this was occuring the main thing that kept them alive was the food. Back then during the days of the 1930s, they lived off of potatoes, beans, r ....