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FR. 1909 ENGRAVED NEWSPAPER COVER "SELLING MASKED UNEMPLOYMENT BY AUCTION: LIVING LOTS UNDER THE HAMMER." ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. THE AUCTION TOOK PLACE IN A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE "NEW YORK WORLD." THIRTY-FIVE MEN WERE OFFERED AT SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. ALL MASKED AND NUMBERED. TWELVE GET PLACES THE REST RELIEVED BY SUBSCRIPTION. "NEARLY ALL YOUNG AND OF GOOD PHYSIQUE." THE ONLY TERMS WERE A GUARANTEE OF FOOD AND SHELTER. THE AUCTIONEER WAS THEODORE O'LOUGHLIN. AN EXAMPLE OF THE SALE INCLUDED LOT 10 HAMMERED DOWN AT $10 AND 3 LOAVES OF BREAD A WEEK TO DRIVE A BAKER'S CART.Created By
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