The unemployed queue during the Depression

1930s

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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