During the Great Depression sugar ration stamps was widely valuable. Here in Baltimore sugar ration stamps was the only way to get sugar at that time. My father's Uncle James at the time was in the military and sent these stamps to his Mother Annie Belle Berry so, she could use them. At the time of this depression nothing was easy to get with out a certain ration or stamp. Every one in Baltimore was scrapping to just survive but most importantly provide for there families any way they could. Sugar ration stamps were so valuable to get sugar because with out that no one in Baltimore could cook certain foods. Not to leave out Baltimoreans who needed it medically keeping up there sugar intake. Those kinds of stamps were the money at that time and not every body could get one. So it made being together as a family even more important. Pulling for one another helping out no matter where you are. In a way even though the Great Depression was a terrible situation it did make the country and Baltimoreans stick together through that tough time. With out helping one another out family wise or others Baltimore might not have gotten through the Great Depression.
As, I get further into this research it just blows my mind, what people had to endure during the Great Depression of 1929. You hear about it but really don't understand until you really research on it.
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