The unemployed queue during the Depression

1930s

"The unemployed, distinguishable by their cheap Japanese sandshoes, queue for their meagre dole in Christchurch 1930's Depression." - Contributor's note. Photos are in also in The Sugar Bag years by Tony Simpson, 1974.

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Contributor: Nancy Renwick

Source: Entry in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH18-064

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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The unemployed queue during the Depression

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