09-20-2010, 04:42 PM
I also thank you Kathy, for bringing up the non-rosy, reality of the Great Depression. Has anyone seen Walker Evans's photos of that time. The people look like concentration camp victims. Near-starvation. No "Hallelujah I'm a Bum" smiles on their faces. Funny, poor people these days quite often are overweight or obese (in the US, rarely in other countries). I figure it's due to cheap food - white bread etc.