More than three thousand people were served Thanksgiving dinner there that year, with more than 1,500 pounds of turkey and 400 pies served.
Giving Thanks 1935
Thanksgiving Dinner in the Great Depression
Feeding Thanksgiving Dinner to the homeless is nothing new. In this photo, members of the Volunteers of America are serving Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless at the Bowery Tabernacle on East Houston Street, New York City.
Thanksgiving Dinner, about 1935
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