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The Great Depression In Hampton Roads: Tazewell F. Thomspson
Securing $90,000 amid bank panic shows Norfolk’s urgent response during FDR’s early days.
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The Great Depression In Hampton Roads: Parke Rouse
Shipyard cuts, unemployment, and neighborhood crab sales marked Depression-era Newport News.
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The Great Depression In Hampton Roads: Queen Esther Taylor
A mother’s 15-cent fish meals, homemade stew, and childhood crabbing memories.
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The Great Depression In Hampton Roads: Jack Slagle
Life by the railroad: steam engines, furloughs, and coal in the Depression era.
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The Great Depression In Hampton Roads: Marvin W. Wschlegel
Norfolk’s military ties made the Depression especially hard at home.