Material Type

Recording

Date Range

[1992]

Physical Condition

Excellent

Acquisition Source

Sir Alexander Galt Museum

Scope and Content

VHS t-20. Length: 15 minutes.first draft of the Galt museum video production depression years. - Narrator talks about events leading up to the Depression. Sydney Womack talks about people bartering for goods because there was no money. Irene McCaughtery talks about clothing the family. As a child, she did not realize they were in a depression. - Narrator talks about the wind and soil erosion. Sydney Womack talks about the dust storms. - Narrator talks about irrigation and improved farming practices. Sydney Womack talks about cultivating. - Narrator talks about the basic needs of people during the depression - food, clothing, education, Betty Anderson talks about her family having enough food and clothing. Irene McCaughery talks about the family having a garden, cow, and chickens. They did not receive an allowance, but her brother had piano lessons because her mother traded eggs for the lessons. - Betty Anderson talks about what a nickel or dime bought, and the games they played as children. Irene McCaughtery talks about one of her paintings that depicts children playing. Betty Anderson talks about school lunches. They were brought in syrup pails which were used during recess to play kick-the-can. Irene McCaughtery talks about the parties her family had, and her painting that depicts one such gathering. - Narrator talks about job opportunities during the depression. - Betty Anderson mentions trying to find a teaching position following her graduation in 1939. - Narrator talks about relief lines, riding the rods, and Alberta having its own currency. Sydney Womack talks about a train loaded with riders heading east. - Irene McCaughtery talks about people stopping at their house for food. - Narrator talks about coal mining and agriculture in the Lethbridge area and the effects of falling prices on the local economy. Talks about the high rate of unemployment and the relief program. Sydney Womack talks about a salesman from the Lethbridge Herald who was willing to take chickens in exchange for a subscription. Irene McCaughtery comments that during the depression no one had money. - Betty Anderson comments that the depression created ingenuity in most households. - Narrator concludes by saying the depression lasted 10 years and was followed by WWII.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

19971069002

Collection

Archive

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