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the great depression and how it affected rural communities-new georgia general store
Photograph-"The Heritage of Paulding County Georgia, 1832-1999"
Although the main source of income for rural families was farming, it was not the only source job that these families had. Some families ran what they called back then, general stores. General stores were usually the type of thing that was passed down from generation to generation. They were privately owned by their families and were very important to them. The owners of these stores were basically run out of their businesses during the Great Depression. Because of the economic depression, there were very few people who could afford to buy anything from the stores. The store owners would go into great debt because they could not pay off the money they had already spent to supply their stores. For some families, the general stores were their only source of income. Most families got their jobs because the store or the farm was in their family. Most of the time the store was the only thing that was passed down and it was their only hope for a job since no one else really had the means or the money to hire anyone else. This picture is of the main general store in New Georgia, Georgia. This store mainly sold feed and other farm supplies. Since there was not much farming going on, the store received very little business.
Watkins, T. H. The Great Depression: America in the 1930s. Boston: Little, Brown, 1993.
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the great depression and how it affected rural communities-new georgia general store
Photograph-"The Heritage of Paulding County Georgia, 1832-1999"
Although the main source of income for rural families was farming, it was not the only source job that these families had. Some families ran what they called back then, general stores. General stores were usually the type of thing that was passed down from generation to generation. They were privately owned by their families and were very important to them. The owners of these stores were basically run out of their businesses during the Great Depression. Because of the economic depression, there were very few people who could afford to buy anything from the stores. The store owners would go into great debt because they could not pay off the money they had already spent to supply their stores. For some families, the general stores were their only source of income. Most families got their jobs because the store or the farm was in their family. Most of the time the store was the only thing that was passed down and it was their only hope for a job since no one else really had the means or the money to hire anyone else. This picture is of the main general store in New Georgia, Georgia. This store mainly sold feed and other farm supplies. Since there was not much farming going on, the store received very little business.
Watkins, T. H. The Great Depression: America in the 1930s. Boston: Little, Brown, 1993.
For more information visit: