DailyTimeCapsule brief
July 20, 1930
July 20, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has The Actors on Radio's Showboat to Celebrate Two Years Afloat, Holding Price Lines Called Poor Policy, R.W. Steel, Singer, Here sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: Culture, Money, News, all happening at once.
Key developments
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July 20, 1930's archive note points to Plans celebration of 2nd anniversary of H Simmons's Show Boat, on Station WABC. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument.
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July 20, 1930's archive note points to Retailers urged to meet consumers' views regarding lower price levels. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The money story is not abstract; it touches wages, banks, prices, relief, and the early-Depression question of who absorbs the shock.
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July 20, 1930's archive note points to Arrives in U S. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument.
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