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Not my own memories -- and this may be too late for show prep -- but I came across a little book called "Voices of Portland" a while back. Published in 1976 by the Neighborhood History Project, it has edited interviews from Portland residents discussing Portland (usually first-hand) from the late 1890s to the (then) present, including some stories of the Depression. I've attached a text file with a couple paragraphs from the book.

It's a quick read (only 90 pages) and really has some interesting information about the Depression and other eras, and how they affected Portland.

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