vass realty's job was to create a job for people and, q, it gave them a severance purpose, a purpose that people had a place to come and something to do. the great depression lalted for a long time. the hobo culture continued on into the 1940s and '50s and then in the 1960s it was replaced by the sort of hitch-hiker culture. some was based on less economic activity and getting away from your parents and just get out there on the open road. you know, those folks who found themselves hitchhiking hiking to different places can trace their roots back to the hate 1930s. in you would like to know more about the approximate they had and the measures they had gone about to reduce the suffering, please visit us at the website hand when we hope again, hopefully won't be too much longer, come visit us here at the library. there's a great number of things to learn from and to see and experience, either wittially trade or coming barred to online. thanks, take care. >> you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span3 explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by