From "Humanizing the Greater City't Charity" by Bertrand Brown, Department of Pubhc Charitiet, City of New York. 1917.

A Dou.A«'s WORTH Of Milk Feb is. 1029

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A Doijjms WORTH Of PtJ>n Bttr

res a, 1029

FEaiS.1933

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A DOIXAWS WORTH Of BUTTCR |

fee IS. 1929

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Retail Food Phici3. 1929-38

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BuIlatlB", April 199. Dspftrtsftnt

of L«bor, WaahlnctOD, 0. C.

ADOIXAR^S WORTH Of /^wrofj ]

mi5.S29

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res IS. 1938

t f f 1

A Dot-LAirs WORTH or Bmcao

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A Doll

rCB IS. 1929

Kvn WORTH Of Corrce

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U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, "Domestic Commerce." June 10, 1938. SCALE .6

B. A Comparison of How Much a Dollar Will Buy in Terms of Retail Food Prices in the United States for the Years 1929. 1933. 1937, and 1938.

1. The pictorial unit bar chart is of particular value for popular appeal. It attracts attention even when it does not convey facts.

2. The inclusion of the actual amounts below each row of items in this series of charts

makes it valuable not only as a poster but also for research and reference purposes.