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oct 15, 1929 - Great Depression

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From 1929 to 1939 the United Sates faced an economic depression after the stock market crashed and many banks closed leaving people's money basically worthless. For a low income family supporting many children, this would have been disastrous for Walter Branch.

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oct 15, 1929
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~ 96 years ago