Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Firemen looking over the toys they have repaired, St. Paul

Many families had little money to spare during the Great Depression, and toys were something of a luxury item. Groups like the firemen of Engine Company Number 2 in St. Paul, pictured here, made a project of rescuing and fixing up old toys for local children.

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1931
Identifer: location HV1.12 p31

Firemen looking over the toys they have repaired, St. Paul