Thoughts: How Did People Talk In 1929?

Source: NPS.Gov

Have you ever found yourself reading a book from a the past (decades ago) and wondered how the people of society spoke during that respective era?  I have.  For a variety of reasons.  Especially, in the era before television and cameras were so frequently used.  This lack of understanding is filled only with the books with which we are left to read.  Furthermore, this leads each of us to hear and think (imagine) their voices in our own heads.  Of course, we could rely on 'Hollywood' also to fill a portion of the void.  Now, that has changed for one excerpt of interviews upon which I stumbled -- check them out below.



Recently, I found a video with a few interviews on the website 'Aeon'.  After clicking into the YouTube url, I was directed to a video titled "1929 - Interviews With Elderly People Throughout The US" is shown below:

Wow!  That is a collection of history that each of us could not even dream up ourselves.  As a closing question, I will ask the following:



How do the people in the video above compare with the (created) voices in your head? 

How about compared with those portrayed in the same era by Hollywood movie productions?


The concerns and questions of the day seem to be similar to today.  Until next time, have a great weekend.




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