SEGMENT: CHILDHOOD WORK, CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES, & TRANSPORTATION

Jack Sarff>UIS Collection S>UIS Collection S, Segment 6

SEGMENT: CHILDHOOD WORK, CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES, & TRANSPORTATION,

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CHILDHOOD WORK
Describes various ways a child could earn money
CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES
Children spent their money in town at the theater and on candy. Town boys who did not work 'leeched' off the country boys.
TRANSPORTATION
He wanted a Ford when he first worked (1926). Model T with extras cost $466. A basic model cost just over $300. Said it makes the fifteen-cent-per-day wage seem reasonable.