What Every Small Town In Northern California Had In The 1930s - It Was A Simpler Time
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Joanne Kraft
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Back in the day, people lived slower, more simple lives, without the benefit of modern technology. The chaos of a million things didn’t seem to derail them from what was important, because that was all that they had time for. As much as I love my modern conveniences, it seemed like people back then had their priorities pretty straight. I think it would be a nice time to visit, don’t you?
Yuba is where you would've found these neighbors. Everyone needs a home to call their own. These folks appreciated the mobile home life even before it was popular.
Neither rain nor snow...I love the shot of these old cars in this photo. Looks like finding a parking space has always been a struggle.
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San Francisco has been the meeting place for protesters for generations. Great job security for the police department.
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Wonder how many conversations took place between farm workers here in this very store.
This doctor is examining a migrant farm worker's son. Dr. Welby lived in NORCAL it seems.
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The library. One of those magical places almost all of us can remember in our own childhood.
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Tiny tots dropped off by their parents who worked the farms was a common thing. Both parents needed to do all they could to scrape up enough to live during the Great Depression.
God has always been a BIG part of a lot of our lives...even in San Francisco. Sunday school is still a thing.
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Here's where you went to pick up everything under the sun. Pretty much a depression-era Walmart.
These youngsters were part of the preschool class. I can imagine it was tough for parents to leave their kids for work even back then.
There’s a lot we can learn from the simpler times. Maybe turning off our TV tonight or even our iPhones for a few hours is a step in the right direction. The more we protest the more we probably need to do just that.
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